Loxostege quaestoralis

Loxostege quaestoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Loxostege
Species:	L. quaestoralis
Binomial name
	Loxostege quaestoralis; (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Synonyms
	Polingia quaestoralis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914;

Loxostege quaestoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to New Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous shaded with black at the costa and basally. The hindwings are blackish, crossed by a faint paler subterminal band. The outer margin is pale ochreous.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to February.[4]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Savela, Markku. "Loxostege Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 239
"801488.00 – 5009 – Loxostege quaestoralis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Loxostege Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[3] Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 239

[4] "801488.00 – 5009 – Loxostege quaestoralis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.