Biology:Loxocrambus awemensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Loxocrambus awemensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Loxocrambus
Species:
L. awemensis
Binomial name
Loxocrambus awemensis
McDunnough, 1929

Loxocrambus awemensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday 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

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. "800885.00 – 5429 – Loxocrambus awemensis – McDunnough, 1929". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5429. Retrieved August 13, 2020. 
  3. "Species Details: Loxocrambus awemensis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2009. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-23016. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13773290 entry