Loxocrambus awemensis

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Loxocrambus awemensis
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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]

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References

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