Loxostege floridalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Loxostege |
Species: | L. floridalis
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Binomial name | |
Loxostege floridalis
Barnes &
McDunnough, 1913
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Loxostege floridalis, the Christmas-berry webworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas. [2]
Adults have been recorded on wing from September to May.
The larvae feed on Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum. [3]