Biology:Loxomorpha flavidissimalis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Loxomorpha flavidissimalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Loxomorpha |
| Species: | L. flavidissimalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxomorpha flavidissimalis Grote, 1877
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Loxomorpha flavidissimalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877.[1] It is found in the United States (Texas , Florida, North Carolina, West Virginia and Puerto Rico[2][3]), Mexico[4] and has also been recorded in Australia.
In the United States, adults have been recorded on wing from May to July and in September.
The larvae feed on Opuntia species. They are yellowish white and reach a length of about 11 mm when full-grown.[5]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx.
- ↑ "A List of Moths in the West Indies of the Caribbean". Focusonnature.com. http://www.focusonnature.com/CaribbeanMothsList.htm.
- ↑ "801342.00 – 5155 – Loxomorpha flavidissimalis – (Grote, 1878)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5155.
- ↑ Solis, M A (1999). "Key to selected Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) larvae intercepted at U.S. ports of entry". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (Biostor.org) 101: 645. ISSN 0013-8797. http://biostor.org/reference/55685. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (March 31, 2016). "Species Loxomorpha flavidissimalis - Hodges#5155". https://bugguide.net/node/view/170264.
Wikidata ☰ Q18815971 entry
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