Loxocrambus awemensis
| Loxocrambus awemensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Loxocrambus |
| Species: | L. awemensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxocrambus awemensis McDunnough, 1929 | |
Loxocrambus awemensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by McDunnough in 1929.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Alberta, Michigan and Ontario.[2] The habitat consists of sand dunes.
The wingspan is 22-25 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.
Larvae have been reared from a pupa in a sand tube near dune grasses.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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