Neodactria daemonis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Bernard Landry and Alexander Barrett Klots in 2005.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas and Missouri.[2]

Neodactria daemonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Neodactria
Species:
N. daemonis
Binomial name
Neodactria daemonis
Landry & Klots in Landry & Brown, 2005

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 grayish brown with bicolored scales.

Etymology

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The name refers to the type locality.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "800893 – 5383.2 – Neodactria daemonis – Landry & Brown, 2005". Moth Photographers Group]. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Landry, Bernard & Brown, Richard L. (2005) "Two new species of Neodactria Landry (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) from the United States of America". Zootaxa. 1080: 1-16.