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Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta - Hodges#5116 (Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta)
Species
Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta
- Hodges#5116
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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
Steniini
Genus
Loxostegopsis
Species
xanthocrypta
(Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta - Hodges#5116)
Hodges Number
5116
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta
(Dyar, 1913)
Pyrausta xanthocrypta
Dyar 1913
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Numbers
Loxostegopsis
has five species in America north of Mexico.
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2
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Size
Forewing length 8-10.5 mm.
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3
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Identification
The original description as
Pyrausta xanthocrypta
Dyar, is available in PDF or view online in the print references below.
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Range
Southern California and Nevada to southern Texas.
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4
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Southern Florida ?
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2
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Mexico.
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Season
Adults are most common from April to September.
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Remarks
Throughout the range
Loxostegopsis xanthocrypta
may possibly refer to two species.
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Print References
Dyar, H.G. 1913. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera chiefly from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 44:
319
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Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America, pl. 23.18; p. 178.
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3
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Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.
Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico
Harrison G. Dyar. 1913. Proceedings of The United States National Museum 44: 279-324.
2.
North American Moth Photographers Group
3.
Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
4.
Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 28 April, 2013 - 11:31am
Additional contributions by
Steve Nanz
Last updated 29 October, 2018 - 3:39am