| Loxocrambus awemensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Loxocrambus |
| Species: | L. awemensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxocrambus awemensis McDunnough, 1929 | |
Loxocrambus awemensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1929. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Alberta, Michigan and Ontario. The habitat consists of sand dunes.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.
Larvae have been reared from a pupa in a sand tube near dune grasses.
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "800885.00 – 5429 – Loxocrambus awemensis – McDunnough, 1929". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Loxocrambus awemensis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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| Loxocrambus awemensis | |
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