Loxostege anartalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coast to coast in Canada. In the west, the range extends south to California.[2]

Loxostege anartalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Loxostege
Species:
L. anartalis
Binomial name
Loxostege anartalis
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Eurycreon anartalis Grote, 1878
  • Botis lulualis Hulst, 1886

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July.

Subspecies

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  • Loxostege anartalis anartalis (California)
  • Loxostege anartalis albertalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 (Manitoba west to the southern interior of British Columbia, north to the Northwest Territories and Alaska)
  • Loxostege anartalis lulualis (Hulst, 1886) (California to Quebec)
  • Loxostege anartalis rainierensis Munroe, 1976 (Washington)
  • Loxostege anartalis saxicolalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 (Utah to Wyoming)

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "801489.00 – 5010 – Loxostege anartalis – (Grote, 1877)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Species Details: Loxostege anartalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.