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Neodactria cochisensis Landry & Albu, 2012
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Neodactria cochisensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Landry and Albu in 2012.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the Huachuca Mountains and Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.
The length of the forewings is 6.5-7 mm for males and 8.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is mostly mottled greyish brown with bi- or tricoloured scales. The median and subterminal lines are warmer brown. The hindwings are greyish 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.