Biology:Pediasia aridella

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Short description: Species of moth

Pediasia aridella
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Pediasia aridella nominate Thames Estuary, England
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Subspecies Peridasia aridella caradjella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pediasia
Species:
P. aridella
Binomial name
Pediasia aridella
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Tinea aridella Thunberg, 1794
  • Crambus aridella caradjaellus Rebel, 1907
  • Crambus aridella edmontellus McDunnough, 1923
  • Crambus monotonus Filipjev, 1927
  • Crambus salinellus nepos Rothschild, 1911
  • Pediasia kasyi Ganev, 1983
  • Pseudopediasia mikkolai Ganev, 1987
  • Crambus salinellus Tutt, 1887
  • Crambus salinellus ludovicellus Marion, 1952
  • Pediasia aridella ludovicellus (Marion, 1952)
  • Pediasia kenderesiensis Fazekas, 1987

Pediasia aridella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1788 and is found in Europe. There are three recognised subspecies.

Figs. 8 larva after final moult

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The forewings are ochreous, veins variably pale or whitish, interneural spaces sometimes blackish-sprinkled; a blackish streak beneath median vein from base to middle; lines obscurely darker, on lower half blackish mixed, median very strongly curved, very oblique dorsally, second curved, slightly indented below middle; three or four black dots on lower half of termen; cilia ochreous, mixed with white. Hindwings are whitish-grey or very pale grey. The larva is pale ochreous-grey; dorsal line darker; spots light brownish; head light or dark brown, darker-marked; plate of 2 sometimes dark brown.[1]

The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

Subspecies

  • Pediasia aridella aridella
  • Pediasia aridella caradjaellus (Rebel, 1907)
  • Pediasia aridella edmontellus (McDunnough, 1923)

References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q7159180 entry