Biology:Neodactria daemonis

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Neodactria daemonis
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Neodactria daemonis
Landry & Klots in Landry & Brown, 2005

Neodactria daemonis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Bernard Landry and Alexander Barrett Klots in 2005.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from 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 grayish brown with bicolored scales.

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved November 19, 2017. 
  2. "800893 – 5383.2 – Neodactria daemonis – Landry & Brown, 2005". Moth Photographers Group]. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  3. Landry, Bernard & Brown, Richard L. (2005) "Two new species of Neodactria Landry (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) from the United States of America". Zootaxa. 1080: 1-16.

Wikidata ☰ Q18114222 entry