Maradana vidualis
| Maradana vidualis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Maradana |
| Species: | M. vidualis |
| Binomial name | |
| Maradana vidualis (Chrétien, 1911)[1] | |
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Maradana vidualis is a species of snout moth. It is found on Malta and Sicily[2] and in Tunisia.[1]
Illustrations accompanying the original description of Pyralestes ragusai, now a synonym of Maradana vidualis
The wingspan is 23–25 mm for females and 27–29 mm for males. Both sexes may be found in three different forms: a reddish/brown, light greyish-green and dark greyish-green form. This last colour form is the rarest and the reddish/brown form is the commonest. Adults are on wing from July to October in probably one generation per year.[3]
References
- 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Pyralestes ragusai Turati, 1922 new to the lepidopterofauna of the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
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