Paidia rica

Paidia rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Paidia
Species: P. rica
Binomial name
Paidia rica
(Freyer, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx rica Freyer, [1858]
  • Phalaena Bombyx murina Esper, 1794
  • Phalaena murina Hübner, 1790
  • Bombyx vestita Hübner, [1803] 1796
  • Paidia rica lusitanica Leraut, 2006

Paidia rica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Freyer in 1858. It is found in southern and central Europe.[1]

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on algae (including Pleurococcus species) and lichen.[3]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ LOT Moths and Butterflies
  3. ↑ Paidia at funet


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