| Neodactria luteolellus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Neodactria |
| Species: | N. luteolellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neodactria luteolellus (Clemens, 1860)
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Neodactria luteolellus, the mottled grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge 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. Adults are on wing from late June to mid-July in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on grasses.
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Bird, C. D. & Shpeley, D. (2004). "Species Details: Neodactria luteolellus". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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