Neodactria murellus

Neodactria murellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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. 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. The habitat consists of tallgrass prairies.

Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

The larvae probably feed on various grasses.

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ Bug Guide