Parapediasia decorellus Zincken, 1821 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Parapediasia decorellus Zincken, 1821

Parapediasia decorellus Zincken, 1821

Parapediasia decorellus (the graceful grass-veneer) is a Crambidae moth found in multiple US states across North America.

Family
Genus
Parapediasia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Parapediasia decorellus Zincken, 1821

Parapediasia decorellus, commonly called the graceful grass-veneer, is a moth species belonging to the Crambidae family. This species was first described by Zincken in 1821. It is native to North America, with confirmed recorded occurrences across the following US states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Parapediasia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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