Loxomorpha flavidissimalis
| Loxomorpha flavidissimalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Loxomorpha |
| Species: | L. flavidissimalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxomorpha flavidissimalis Grote, 1877
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Loxomorpha flavidissimalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877.[1] It is found in the United States (Texas, Florida, North Carolina, West Virginia and Puerto Rico[2][3]), Mexico[4] and has also been recorded in Australia.
In the United States, adults have been recorded on wing from May to July and in September.
The larvae feed on Opuntia species. They are yellowish white and reach a length of about 11 mm when full-grown.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "A List of Moths in the West Indies of the Caribbean". Focusonnature.com. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ "801342.00 – 5155 – Loxomorpha flavidissimalis – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ Solis, M A (1999). "Key to selected Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) larvae intercepted at U.S. ports of entry". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 101. Biostor.org: 645. ISSN 0013-8797. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (March 31, 2016). "Species Loxomorpha flavidissimalis - Hodges#5155". BugGuide. Retrieved August 8, 2018.