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Loxostege floridalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Loxostege

Loxostege floridalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.

Adults have been recorded on wing from September to May.

The larvae feed on Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum.

References

Loxostege floridalis Wikipedia