Pediasia_contaminella

<i>Pediasia contaminella</i>

Pediasia contaminella

Species of moth

Pediasia contaminella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1796.[1] It is found in almost all of Europe,[2] Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Iraq, Iran, the Kopet Dagh and Minusinsk.

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The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[3] It differs from Pediasia aridella as follows : forewings without blackish submediaii streak from base, median line less oblique, with more strongly marked discal indentation, nearly parallel to second.[4]

Adults are on wing in July and August.[5]

The larvae feed on Poa species (including Poa maritima and Poa borreri) and Festuca ovina.[6] They live in a silken tube.

References

  1. [1]
    "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  2. [2]
    Fauna Europaea
  3. [3]
    Microlepidoptera.nl
  4. [4]
    Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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    UKMoths
  6. [6]
    Savela, Markku. "Pediasia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2017.



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