Pediasia truncatellus

Pediasia truncatellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pediasia
Species:	P. truncatellus
Binomial name
Pediasia truncatellus (Zetterstedt, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Chilo truncatellus Zetterstedt, 1839 Pediasia truncatella Crambus abtrusellus Walker, 1863 Crambus lienigiellus Zeller, 1843 Crambus licnigiellus Hampson, 1896 Hypena rufinalis Walker, 1866

Pediasia truncatellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839. It is found in Fennoscandia, northern Russia, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic[2] and Canada.[3]

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.[4][5] Adults are on wing in June and July in northern Europe and in June North America.

The larvae possibly feed on Sphagnum species.

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Savela, Markku. "Pediasia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
4. Swedish Moths
5. Schmidt, B. C. & Bird, C. D. (April 24, 2003). "Species Details: Pediasia truncatella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.