Pediasia contaminella (Hübner, 1796)
(Waste Grass-veneer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPediasia contaminella (Waste Grass-veneer)
GenusPediasia (a genus of pyralid moths)
TribeCrambini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyCRAMBINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyCRAMBIDAE (crambid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pediasia contaminella (Waste Grass-veneer) :
1: Pediasia contaminella (Waste Grass-veneer)
7 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - enlarged - natural background

Pediasia contaminella (Waste Grass-veneer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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