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Neodactria daemonis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Neodactria

Neodactria daemonis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Landry and Klots in 2005. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas and Missouri.

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 greyish brown with bicolored scales.

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality.

References

Neodactria daemonis Wikipedia