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Genus Loxomorpha

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Spilomelinae
Tribe Asciodini
Genus Loxomorpha
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Loxomorpha Amsel, 1956
Numbers
Two species in our area. (1)
Size
wingspan about 18-23 mm, based on three Internet photos
Range
Internet records (as of February 2008) from Texas, Florida, and Iowa
Habitat
dry areas where larval foodplant grows
Food
Larvae of L. flavidissimalis feed on cactus (Opuntia spp.)
See Also
Hahncappsia species have a differently shaped PM line on the forewing (see images of these and related species by Jim Vargo at MPG)
Internet References
pinned adult images of L. flavidissimalis plus photos of related species/genera by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
presence in Florida; list of 2 species (John Heppner, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)
presence in Texas; list of 1 species [flavidissimalis] (James Gillaspy, U. of Texas)
presence in Iowa; photo of 1 species [flavidissimalis] (James Durbin, Iowa)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico
Scholtens, B.G., Solis, A.M. 2015. ZooKeys 535: 1–136. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.535.6086.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 19 February, 2008 - 10:15pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 2 April, 2016 - 8:12pm

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