Vaxi critica, the straight-lined vaxi or straight-lined argyria moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1920.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine and Ontario, south to Florida and west to Illinois. The habitat consists of fields and meadows.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Calamotrophini |
| Genus: | Vaxi |
| Species: | V. critica
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Adults are on wing from June to September in the northern part of the range and from March to July in Florida.[3]
References
edit- ^ "800820.00 – 5466 – Argyria critica – Straight-lined Argyria Moth – Forbes, 1920". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Cotinis (July 3, 2016). "Species Vaxi critica - Straight-lined Vaxi - Hodges#5466". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 6 January 2022.