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Alfalfa Webworm - Hodges#5017 (Loxostege cereralis)
Photo#39535
Copyright © 2005
Janice Stiefel
Alfalfa Webworm -
Loxostege cereralis
Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Town of Bailey's Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
August 21, 1999
This individual came to night light. This species can be an economic pest. Alfalfa, carrots, celery, field corn and sugarbeets are among its food plants.
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Contributed by
Janice Stiefel
on 22 December, 2005 - 7:51pm
Last updated 21 August, 2006 - 3:55pm
Is it just me
or does it not seem odd that we have 1 specimen with 2 common names (not odd) but 2 scientific names? Is one scientific name a synonym? If so, which name is currently accepted? If not, then dump the incorrect name and call this beast cerealis.
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A.W. Thomas
, 23 December, 2005 - 7:10am
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no synonyms
listed at All-Leps, which spells the specific epithet "cereralis" - as do most other sites on the web. I think "cerealis" is just a misspelling found at a few sites, so I changed it to
cereralis
on the BugGuide species page.
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Robin McLeod
, 6 May, 2006 - 7:58pm
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5017 Alfalfa Webworm
Janice J. Stiefel...According to Checklist of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico by Hodges, page 71..5017 is Loxostege cerealis, 5004 is L. stricticalis. L. cerealis was identified by one of our Wisconsin moth experts, Les Ferge, in 1999.
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Janice Stiefel
, 23 December, 2005 - 10:10am
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Moved to new guide page
Moved to new guide page
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john and jane balaban
, 23 December, 2005 - 11:36am
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It really is a great photo.
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A.W. Thomas
, 23 December, 2005 - 11:36am
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Thanks, Tony, for catching this
We've moved it. While you're checking things, can you comment on 30162
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also?
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john and jane balaban
, 23 December, 2005 - 11:39am
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Wow,
quite a beautiful pest, nice shot.
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Lynette Elliott
, 23 December, 2005 - 6:05am
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