Neodactria daemonis
| Neodactria daemonis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Neodactria |
| Species: | N. daemonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neodactria daemonis Landry & Klots in Landry & Brown, 2005 | |
Neodactria daemonis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Landry and Klots in 2005.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas and Missouri.[2]
The wingspan is 21–25.5 mm for males and 18–22 mm for females. The forewings are beige with brown markings of various shades. The hindwings are brown to greyish brown with bicolored scales.
Etymology
The name refers to the type locality.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Landry, Bernard & Richard L. Brown, 2005, Zootaxa 1080: 1-16
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