Loxostege ephippialis
| Loxostege ephippialis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Loxostege[1] |
| Species: | L. ephippialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxostege ephippialis (Zetterstedt, 1839) | |
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Loxostege ephippialis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland,[2] Russia and North America (from Labrador west to the Northwest Territories and the Rocky Mountains and south to Wyoming and Colorado).
The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The ground colour of the wings is bluish gray.[3] Adults are on wing from June to mid July in both North America and Europe.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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