Pediasia ochristrigella
| Pediasia ochristrigella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pediasia |
| Species: | P. ochristrigella |
| Binomial name | |
| Pediasia ochristrigella (Hampson, 1896) | |
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Pediasia ochristrigella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in India (Punjab), western Pakistan, Tunisia,[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]
Description
Wingspan is about 14-22mm. Fore wings with vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hind wings and often the fore wings with veins 4,5 stalked. An ochreous moth. Fore wings with interspaces irrorated with fuscous scales, forming obscure streaks from base to beyond middle and obscure postmedial and submarginal series of short streaks. two dark specks found on the margin below middle. Hind wings ochreous white.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Pediasia at funet
- ↑ "Koçak,A.Ö. & M. Kemal,2012, Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". academia. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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