Prionapteryx indentella

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]

Prionapteryx indentella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Ancylolomiini
Genus:	Prionapteryx
Species:	P. indentella
Binomial name
Prionapteryx indentella (Kearfott, 1908)
Synonyms
Surattha indentella Kearfott, 1908

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]