Loxostege subcuprea

Loxostege subcuprea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Loxostege
Species: L. subcuprea
Binomial name
Loxostege subcuprea
(Dognin, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Lygropia subcuprea Dognin, 1906

Loxostege subcuprea is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dognin in 1906. It is found in Argentina[1] (Salta and Tucuman).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The fore- and hindwings are uniform orange with fuscous margins. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)