Pediasia luteella explained

Pediasia luteella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the Iberian Peninsula).^[2] In the east, the range extends to Central Asia, the northern Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia and Mongolia.^[3]

Adults are on wing from the end of May to mid-July in one generation per year.^[4]

The larvae feed on Festuca ovina and Poa species.

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . March 15, 2012.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225644/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443108 Fauna Europaea
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Pediasia Hübner, [1825] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 21, 2017.
4. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Pediasia_Luteella "06355 Pediasia luteella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)"]. Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved December 21, 2017.