Loxocrambus awemensis explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Mally . Richard . Hayden . James . Bauer . Franziska . Segerer . Andreas . Li . Houhun . Schouten . Rob . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . Trofimova . Tatiana . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . amp . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: 800885.00 – 5429 – Loxocrambus awemensis – McDunnough, 1929 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . August 13, 2020.
  3. Web site: Bird, C. D. . 2009 . Species Details: Loxocrambus awemensis . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 29, 2020.

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