Parapediasia
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Parapediasia is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...

 family.

Species

  • Parapediasia atalanta (Bleszynski, 1963)
  • Parapediasia cervinellus (Zeller, 1863)
  • Parapediasia decorellus (Zincken, 1821)
  • Parapediasia detomatellus (Möschler, 1890)
  • Parapediasia hulstellus (Fernald, 1885)
  • Parapediasia ligonellus (Zeller, 1881)
  • Parapediasia murinellus (Zeller, 1863)
  • Parapediasia paranella (Bleszynski, 1963)
  • Parapediasia subtilellus (Zeller, 1863)
  • Parapediasia tenuistrigatus (Zeller, 1881)
  • Parapediasia teterrellus
    Parapediasia teterrellus
    The Bluegrass Webworm Moth, Bluegrass Webworm, Bluegrass Sod Webworm Moth or Bluegrass Sod Webworm is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Ontario and New England to Florida, west to California and north to Nebraska.The wingspan is about 21 mm...

    (Zincken, 1821)
  • Parapediasia torquatella B. Landry, 1995
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