Neodactria luteolellus

Neodactria luteolellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Neodactria
Species: N. luteolellus
Binomial name
Neodactria luteolellus
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Crambus luteolellus Clemens, 1860
  • Crambus edredellus Schaus, 1922
  • Crambus duplicatus Grote, 1880
  • Crambus ulae Cockerell, 1888
  • Crambus holochrellus Fernald, 1896
  • Neodactria luteolellus refotalis Hulst, 1886

Neodactria luteolellus, the mottled grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador and Quebec to North Carolina, west to Arizona and California and north to Alberta.[2] The habitat consists of grassland areas in prairies, aspen parklands and boreal forests.

The wingspan is 13-24 mm. The forewings vary from yellowish brown to rich brown. The hindwings are smoky brown. Adults are on wing from late June to mid-July in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on grasses.

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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