Biology:Neodactria murellus
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Neodactria |
| Species: | N. murellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neodactria murellus (Dyar, 1904)
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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 (state) .[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
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ Bug Guide
Wikidata ☰ Q13883876 entry
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