Loxostege manualis

Loxostege manualis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Sweden, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Greece[2] and Russia.

Loxostege manualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Loxostege[1]
Species:
L. manualis
Binomial name
Loxostege manualis
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis manualis Geyer, 1832
  • Pyrausta manualis furvalis Eversmann, 1842
  • Pyrausta furvalis Hampson, 1913

The wingspan is 19–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.[3]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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