Loxostege floridalis

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Loxostege floridalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Loxostege
Species:
L. floridalis
Binomial name
Loxostege floridalis
Synonyms
  • Loxostege albiceralis floridalisBarnes & McDunnough, 1913

Loxostege floridalis, the Christmas-berry webworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas. [2]

Adults have been recorded on wing from September to May.

The larvae feed on Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum. [3]

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Xubida punctilineella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.

Glaphyria basiflavalis, the basal-dash glaphyria moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas.

Loxostege anartalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coast to coast in Canada. In the west, the range extends south to California.

Loxostege quaestoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to New Mexico.

Loxostege terpnalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nevada and California.

Loxostege typhonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and New Mexico.

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801473.00 – 4994 – Loxostege floridalis – Christmas-berry Webworm Moth – Barnes & McDunnough, 1913". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Loxostege Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.