Paidia rica

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

Paidia rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
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

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
  • Paidia rica rica
  • Paidia rica fuliginosa Reisser, 1928

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. LOT Moths and Butterflies
  3. Savela, Markku. "Paidia rica (Freyer, 1858)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2018.


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