Loxostege floridalis

Loxostege floridalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Loxostege
Species: L. floridalis
Binomial name
Loxostege floridalis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Synonyms
  • Loxostege albiceralis floridalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Loxostege floridalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1913.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[2]

Adults have been recorded on wing from September to May.

The larvae feed on Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum.[3]

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