Prionapteryx indentella explained

Prionapteryx indentella, the buffalograss webworm, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1908.[1] It is found in the US from Kansas to Texas on the Great Plains.[2]

Adults are smoky ocherous brown. Females are larger and lighter in color. Adults are on wing from August to September in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Bouteloua dactyloides.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: 800774.00 – 5327 – Surattha indentella – Kearfott, 1908 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 6, 2019.
  3. The Life History of the Buffalograss Webworm Surattha indentella Kearfott, in Kansas (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) . 25083906 . Sorensen . K. A. . Thompson . Hugh E. . Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society . 1979 . 52 . 2 . 282–296 .

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