Biology:Loxostege ephippialis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Loxostege |
| Species: | L. ephippialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxostege ephippialis (Zetterstedt, 1839)
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Loxostege ephippialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839.[1] It is found in Norway , Sweden, Finland ,[2] Russia and North America (from Labrador west to the Northwest Territories and the Rocky Mountains and south to Wyoming and Colorado).
The wingspan is 16–21 millimetres (0.63–0.83 in). The ground colour of the wings is bluish gray.[3] Adults are on wing from June to mid July in both North America and Europe.
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ "Loxostege ephippialis (Zetterstedt, 1839)". 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442900. Retrieved 18 May 2017.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Loxostege ephippialis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6317.
Wikidata ☰ Q6694365 entry
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