Biology:Pediasia luteella

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Short description: Species of moth

Pediasia luteella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pediasia
Species:
P. luteella
Binomial name
Pediasia luteella
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea luteella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Crambus kindermanni Zeller, 1863
  • Crambus luteellus f. griseellus Obraztsov, 1936
  • Crambus uhryki Rothschild, 1911
  • Crambus lutealis Hübner, 1825
  • Tinea exoletella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Agriphila exoletalis Hübner, 1825
  • Tinea exsoletella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea convolutella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea ochrella Hübner, 1796

Pediasia luteella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway , Sweden and the Iberian Peninsula).[2] In the east, the range extends to Central Asia, the northern Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia and Mongolia.[3]

Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid-July in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Festuca ovina and Poa species.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q7159186 entry