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FAMILY   Crambidae
SUBFAMILY   Ancylolomiinae
TRIBE  
COMMON NAME  
NAME   Prionapteryx nebulifera
HODGES   5333
DISPLAY #   408
DESCRIPTION   Nassawango Creek, June 29th, 1933, July 24th, 1989 (4); Pocomke State Forest, July 16th, 28th, 1993, July 28th, 1998 (4), all Wo. County. Occurs from Massachusetts to Texas, mainly along the coast. On various sand-barren Ericaceae, making a tunnel of sand and silk on the ground and up the stem of the food plant (Forbes, 1923:599). e r
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