Loxocrambus awemensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1929.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Alberta, Michigan and Ontario.[2] The habitat consists of sand dunes.

Loxocrambus awemensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Loxocrambus
Species:
L. awemensis
Binomial name
Loxocrambus awemensis

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

Larvae have been reared from a pupa in a sand tube near dune grasses.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "800885.00 – 5429 – Loxocrambus awemensis – McDunnough, 1929". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Loxocrambus awemensis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.