Loxostege turbidalis explained

Loxostege turbidalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Treitschke in 1829. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, the Benelux and the Iberian Peninsula.^[1] It has also been recorded from Russia, Turkey, China^[2] and Japan.

The wingspan is 28–. Adults are on wing in June and July.^[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia species.^[4]

Subspecies

• Loxostege turbidalis turbidalis
• Loxostege turbidalis inornatalis Leech, 1889 (Japan)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loxostege turbidalis (Treitschke, 1829). https://web.archive.org/web/20131111110233/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442884. dead. November 11, 2013. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. 18 May 2017.
2. http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=209677 BOLD Systems
3. http://www.lepidoptera.se/species/loxostege_turbidalis.aspx Swedish Moths
4. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Loxostege_Turbidalis lepiforum.de