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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pediasia contaminella
Pediasia contaminella(Hübner, 1796)
  1. Crambidae
  2. Crambinae
  3. Crambini
  4. Pediasia
  5.  contaminella
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Habitat

  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Meadows

Similar species

  • Agriphila geniculea
  • Agriphila inquinatella
  • Pediasia aridella
MU

17-19 mm

FU

  • Austria
  • France
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Spain
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschOrangebrauner Graszünsler
    EnglishWaste Grass-veneer
    FrançaisCrambus contaminé
    MagyarMocskos fűgyökérmoly
    NederlandsOranjebruine grasmot
    NorskRappnebbmott
    PolskiWachlarzyk Trawnik
    SlovenčinaTrávovec kostravový
    SvenskaFörväxlat gräsmott
    РусскийОгневка пырейная пятнистая
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PoaceaeFestuca ovinaSheep's Fescue
    PoaceaePoaMeadow-grass
    PoaceaePuccinellia distansWeeping alkaligrass
    PoaceaePuccinellia limosa
    PoaceaePuccinellia maritimaCommon saltmarsh-grass
    PoaceaePuccinellia peisonis
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Tomasz BinkiewiczPoland, Annopol

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Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

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Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

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Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

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Giancarlo MediciItaly, Bolzano

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Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa
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