Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Spilomelinae » Steniini » Loxostegopsis » Merrick's Crambid Moth - Hodges#5117 (Loxostegopsis merrickalis)

Species Loxostegopsis merrickalis - Merrick's Crambid Moth - Hodges#5117

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Merrick's Crambid - Loxostegopsis merrickalis Pennsylvania Moth - Loxostegopsis merrickalis Merrick's Crambid - Loxostegopsis merrickalis Loxostegopsis merrickalis Merrick's Snout Moth - Hodges #5117 - Dorsal - Loxostegopsis merrickalis Snout Moth - Loxostegopsis merrickalis Loxostegopsis merrickalis - Merrick's Crambid Moth - Hodges#5117 - Loxostegopsis merrickalis Moth - Loxostegopsis merrickalis
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both
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 Steniini
Genus Loxostegopsis
Species merrickalis (Merrick's Crambid Moth - Hodges#5117)
Hodges Number
5117
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Loxostegopsis merrickalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Pyrausta merrickalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of New Brighton, Pennsylvania lepidoptera collector Frank A. Merrick (1845-1912) who collected the paratypes of this species. In 1862 Merrick was mustered as a sergeant into Hampton's Independent Battery F, Pennsylvania Light Artillery assigned to the Army of the Potomac, seemingly taking part in every major battle of the war, including Antietam, Bull Run, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. After the war Merrick returned to New Brighton and took up the gentler pursuits of entomology, putting together a collection for his father's Merrick Free Art Gallery, Museum and Library that still exists today as an art gallery. Olethreutes merrickana (Kearfott, 1907) is also named in his honor. (1)
Size
Wingspan 13 mm. (1)
Range
Records from Manitoba to Texas, east to Florida, New Hampshire and southern Quebec. (2)
Paratypes: New Brighton, PA (F. Merrick, 9-26 Jul.). (1)
Print References
Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough. 1918. Notes and new species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4(2): 165. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
William Barnes
James Halliday McDunnough (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America (Vols. 1-4)
William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough. 1911. Decatur ILL., The Review Press.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by tom murray on 20 July, 2008 - 12:55am
Additional contributions by Nick Block, KenW, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 18 February, 2019 - 8:29am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact