''Prionapteryx indentella'', the buffalograss webworm, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1908. It is found in the US from Kansas to Texas on the

Great Plains The Great Plains is a broad expanse of plain, flatland in North America. The region stretches east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland. They are the western part of the Interior Plains, which include th ...

. 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 ''Bouteloua dactyloides'', commonly known as buffalograss or buffalo grass, is a North American prairie grass native to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It is a short grass found mainly on the High Plains and is co-dominant with blue g ...

''.

References

Ancylolomiini Moths described in 1908 {{Prionapterygini-stub