Loxostege cereralis, the alfalfa webworm, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec to British Columbia, south to Mexico in the west.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Loxostege |
| Species: | L. cereralis
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| Loxostege cereralis (Zeller, 1872)
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The wingspan is 13–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early September.
The larvae feed on alfalfa and a variety of other crops and weed species.
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