Maradana vidualis

Maradana vidualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Maradana
Species: M. vidualis
Binomial name
Maradana vidualis
(Chrétien, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Actenia vidualis Chrétien, 1911
  • Zitha vidualis
  • Paractenia chneouri D. Lucas, 1938
  • Paractenia rosinans D. Lucas, 1951
  • Pyralis mariaeludovicae D. Lucas, 1950
  • Pyralestes ragusai Turati, 1922

Maradana vidualis is a species of snout moth. It is found on Malta and Sicily[2] and in Tunisia.[1]

Illustrations accompanying the original description of Pyralestes ragusai, now a synonym of Maradana vidualis

The wingspan is 23–25 mm for females and 27–29 mm for males. Both sexes may be found in three different forms: a reddish/brown, light greyish-green and dark greyish-green form. This last colour form is the rarest and the reddish/brown form is the commonest. Adults are on wing from July to October in probably one generation per year.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Pyralestes ragusai Turati, 1922 new to the lepidopterofauna of the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


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