Prionapteryx indentella

Prionapteryx indentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Prionapteryx
Species:	P. indentella
Binomial name
	Prionapteryx indentella; (Kearfott, 1908)
Synonyms
	Surattha indentella Kearfott, 1908;

Prionapteryx indentella, the buffalograss webworm, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1908.^[1] It is found in the US states of Kansas and Texas.^[2]

Adults are smoky ocherous brown. Females are larger and lighter in color. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Buchloe dactyloides. They are solitary and inhabit vertical tunnels attached to individual horizontal surface tubes. The species overwinters as a young larva. Pupation takes place within vertical tunnels.^[3]

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "800774.00 – 5327 – Surattha indentella – Kearfott, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
^ The Life History of the Buffalograss Webworm Surattha indentella Kearfott, in Kansas (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] "800774.00 – 5327 – Surattha indentella – Kearfott, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 6, 2019.

[3] The Life History of the Buffalograss Webworm Surattha indentella Kearfott, in Kansas (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

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