Neodactria murellus
| Neodactria murellus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Neodactria |
| Species: | N. murellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neodactria murellus (Dyar, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neodactria murellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1904.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma and Washington.[2] The habitat consists of tallgrass prairies.
Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
The larvae probably feed on various grasses.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide
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