Loxostege commixtalis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Loxostege
Species
Loxostege commixtalis
Scientific Name
Loxostege commixtalis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Loxostege commixtalis

Loxostege commixtalis, the alfalfa webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Fennoscandia, Estonia and northern Russia. It is also found in North America, where it ranges from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador west to the Yukon.

The wingspan is 20–26 millimetres (0.79–1.02 in). Adults are on wing from June to July in North America and from May to July in Europe.

The larvae feed on various succulent plants, including sugar beet and alfalfa.

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Loxostege commixtalis in languages:

Bokmål
myrengmott
Finnish
suokirjokoisa
Swedish
myrljusmott

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Loxostege commixtalis
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Loxostege commixtalis
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