Pediasia ericella

Pediasia ericella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pediasia
Species: P. ericella
Binomial name
Pediasia ericella
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Crambus ericella Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Pediasia ericellus

Pediasia ericella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1918.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Alberta.[2] The habitat consists of prairies and aspen parklands.

The wingspan is 24–27 mm for males and 19–25 mm females. The forewings are brown with a slight reddish tinge. The hindwings are pale smoky brown with a thin basal line.

The larvae probably feed on the roots of grasses.[3]

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