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Pediasia fascelinella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813 and is found in Europe.

Pediasia fascelinella
Mounted
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pediasia
Species:	P. fascelinella
Binomial name
Pediasia fascelinella (Hübner, [1813])
Synonyms
Tinea fascelinella Hübner, 1813 Tinea treitschkeella Sodoffsky, 1830

The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various grasses.

External links

• Media related to Pediasia fascelinella at Wikimedia Commons
• Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Pediasia fascelinella at UKMoths

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