Loxocrambus awemensis

Loxocrambus awemensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Loxocrambus
Species: L. awemensis
Binomial name
Loxocrambus awemensis
McDunnough, 1929

Loxocrambus awemensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by McDunnough in 1929.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Alberta, Michigan and Ontario.[2] The habitat consists of sand dunes.

The wingspan is 22-25 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

Larvae have been reared from a pupa in a sand tube near dune grasses.[3]

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