Loxostege turbidalis

Loxostege turbidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Loxostege[1]
Species: L. turbidalis
Binomial name
Loxostege turbidalis
(Treitschke, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Botys turbidalis Treitschke, 1829
  • Loxostege turbidalis glauca Caradja, 1934
  • Botys turbidalis inornatalis Leech, 1889
  • Phlyctaenodes yuennanensis Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937
  • Scopula flagellalis Duponchel, 1834

Loxostege turbidalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, the Benelux and the Iberian Peninsula.[2] It has also been recorded from Russia, Turkey, China[3] and Japan.[1]

The wingspan is 28–33 mm.[4] Adults are on wing in June and July.[5]

The larvae feed on Artemisia species.[6]

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