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Pediasia

Pediasia is a genus of small moths in the family Crambidae. They are widespread across temperate Eurasia and adjacent regions.

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Pediasia
Adult Pediasia fascelinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Pediasia
Hübner, [1825]
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms
  • Carvanca Walker, 1856
  • Oseriates Fazekas, 1991
  • Pseudopediasia Ganev, 1987

Pediasia is a genus of small moths in the family Crambidae. They are widespread across temperate Eurasia and adjacent regions.1

Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most species were initially placed in the closely related genus Crambus.1

Species

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  1. See references in Savela (2005)
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