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Nomophila nearctica

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Nomophila nearctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nomophila
Species:
N. nearctica
Binomial name
Nomophila nearctica
Munroe, 1973[1]

Nomophila nearctica, the lucerne moth, clover nomophila, false webworm, celery stalkworm or American celery webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is known from southern Canada and all of the United States, south to Mexico and the Neotropics.

The wingspan is 24–35 mm.[2]

Adults are on wing from April to November in North America.

The larvae feed on celery, grasses, lucerne, Medicago sativa, Polygonum, Melilotus and various other low-growing herbaceous plants.

References

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  1. ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.