| Loxostege cereralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Pyraustini |
| Genus: | Loxostege |
| Species: | L. cereralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxostege cereralis (Zeller, 1872) |
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The Alfalfa Webworm (Loxostege cereralis) is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Quebec to British Columbia, south to Mexico in the west.
The wingspan is 13-25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early September.
The larvae feed on alfalfa and a variety of other crops and weed species.