Crambidae
80a0762 –
4994 Loxostege floridalis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
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| Synonymy: |
floridalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 (Loxostege) - MONA 1983: 4994; TL: Everglade, FL. |
| Distribution: |
USA: FL, TX, NM (there appears to be two clades, one from FL and the other from TX and NM (one specimen from NM identified by Munroe), narrowly separated by DNA barcode). |
| Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Solanaceae. Host genera: Lycium. (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Similar : Species |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1913. New North American Lepidoptera with notes on described species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 2(4): 173.
- Heppner, J.B., 1975. Biological notes on Loxostege floridalis (Pyralidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 29(4): 236-242.
- Munroe, E., 1976. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (Part). The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2A: 61; pl. 4.73-74. (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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