Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Neodactria | |
Neodactria murellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar 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.
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