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''Paidia rica'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It was described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1858. It is found in southern and central Europe. The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is 28–33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August in one generation per year. The larvae feed on algae (including ''
Pleurococcus ''Pleurococcus'' is a genus of green algae in the family Chaetophoraceae Chaetophoraceae is a family of green algae in the order Chaetophorales. Genera * '' Arthrochaete'' * '' Caespitella'' * '' Cedercreutziella'' * '' Chaetomnion'' * '' C ...
'' species) and lichen.


Subspecies

*''Paidia rica rica'' *''Paidia rica fuliginosa'' Reisser, 1928


References

Nudariina Moths described in 1858 Moths of Europe Taxa named by Christian Friedrich Freyer {{Nudariina-stub