Loxostege cereralis

Loxostege cereralis
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)
Synonyms
  • Eurycreon cereralis Zeller, 1872
  • Loxostege cerealis

Loxostege cereralis, the alfalfa webworm, is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Quebec to British Columbia, south to Mexico in the west.

Eggs
Larva

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.

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