Neodactria luteolellus

Neodactria luteolellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Neodactria
Species:	N. luteolellus
Binomial name
	Neodactria luteolellus; (Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
	Crambus luteolellus Clemens, 1860; Crambus edredellus Schaus, 1922; Crambus duplicatus Grote, 1880; Crambus ulae Cockerell, 1888; Crambus holochrellus Fernald, 1896; Neodactria luteolellus refotalis Hulst, 1886;

Neodactria luteolellus, the mottled grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador and Quebec to North Carolina, west to Arizona and California and north to Alberta.^[2] The habitat consists of grassland areas in prairies, aspen parklands and boreal forests.

The wingspan is 13-24 mm. The forewings vary from yellowish brown to rich brown. The hindwings are smoky brown. Adults are on wing from late June to mid-July in one generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on grasses.

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Bug Guide
^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Bug Guide

[3] University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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