Pediasia serraticornis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1900.[2] It is found in Spain,[3] Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan, Syria and Israel.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pediasia |
| Species: | P. serraticornis
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| Pediasia serraticornis | |
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The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are pale grey, slightly tinged with brown. There are some black scales near the base of the inner margin of the forewings. The hindwings have an obscure fuscous terminal band.[5]
References edit
- ^ Hampson, George F. (1900). "New Palæarctic Pyralidæ". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London (2): 369. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1900.tb02380.x.
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ Fauna Europaea[dead link]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pediasia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "06374 Pediasia serraticornis (Hampson, 1900)". Lepiforum e.V.. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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