Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Paidia | |
Paidia minoica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by de Freina in 2006. It is found on Crete. The habitat consists of forest fringes, wide forest clearings and fringes of shrub-land on rocky soils at altitudes ranging from the lowlands to 1,400 meters above sea-level.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again in October in the lowlands. At higher elevations, adults are on wing from late July to late September.
Etymology
The species is named from the mythological king Mitos.
References
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