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 | |
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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: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Loxocrambus |
| Species: | L. awemensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxocrambus awemensis McDunnough, 1929
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "800885.00 – 5429 – Loxocrambus awemensis – McDunnough, 1929". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Loxocrambus awemensis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.