Neodactria caliginosellus

Neodactria caliginosellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Neodactria
Species:
N. caliginosellus
Binomial name
Neodactria caliginosellus
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Crambus caliginosellus Clemens, 1860
  • Pediasia caliginosellus

Neodactria caliginosellus, the corn root webworm or black 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 Alabama, Alberta, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.[2] The habitat consists of grassy areas and fields.

The larvae feed on turf grasses and corn stalks. They have a pale white to gray body.[3]

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ^ Bug Guide


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