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Loxostege ephippialis

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Loxostege ephippialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Loxostege
Species:
L. ephippialis
Binomial name
Loxostege ephippialis
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Botys ephippialis Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Titanio ephippialis
  • Boreophila frigidalis Guenée, 1854
  • Boreophila scandinavialis Guenée, 1854
  • Loxostege dubitaria Zetterstedt, 1839

Loxostege ephippialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839.[1] 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 millimetres (0.63–0.83 in). 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

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Loxostege ephippialis (Zetterstedt, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2017.[dead link]
  3. ^ Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Loxostege ephippialis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved 27 December 2020.