Pediasia dorsipunctella

Pediasia dorsipunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pediasia
Species: P. dorsipunctella
Binomial name
Pediasia dorsipunctella
(Kearfott, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Crambus dorsipunctella Kearfott, 1908
  • Pediasia dorsipunctellus
  • Crambus geminatellus Zeller, 1863

Pediasia dorsipunctella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Kearfott in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, California, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada and Ontario.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 24-28 mm. The forewing colour ranges from ochraceous fawn to dark brown. The hindwings are smoky grey to dark brown. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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