Neodactria cochisensis
Neodactria cochisensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Bernard Landry and Valeriu Albu in 2012.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the Huachuca Mountains and Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.
| Neodactria cochisensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Neodactria |
| Species: | N. cochisensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neodactria cochisensis Landry & Albu, 2012 | |
The length of the forewings is 6.5–7 mm for males and 8.5 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is mostly mottled grayish brown with bi- or tricoloured scales. The median and subterminal lines are warmer brown. The hindwings are grayish brown.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Cochise County, the type locality.[2]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Landry, B. & V. Albu, 2012: A new species of Neodactria Landry, 1995 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Crambinae) from Arizona, U.S.A. The Journal of Research on the Lepidopterologica 45: 113-118.
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