Neodactria murellus

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Neodactria murellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Neodactria
Species:
N. murellus
Binomial name
Neodactria murellus
(Dyar, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Crambus murellus Dyar, 1904
  • Crambus simpliciellus Kearfott, 1908

Neodactria murellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. 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

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  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Bug Guide

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