Biology:Loxostege offumalis
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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. offumalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxostege offumalis (Hulst, 1886)
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Loxostege offumalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California .[2]
The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The forewings are fuscous, shaded with black. There is a black basal dash, as well as a black reniform and orbicular spot. The hindwings are dark fuscous with a central row of black spots and a fuscous marginal band.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to March.[4]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Loxostege offumalis (Hulst, 1886)". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/loxostege/#offumalis. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13: 150
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "801493.00 – 5014 – Loxostege offumalis – (Hulst, 1886)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5014. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13774219 entry
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