Species Details
Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityJuly and August.
IdentificationA medium sized crambid with a wingspan of 22-25 mm. Members of the genus Loxocrambus can be recognized by having a roughly 45 degree-angled bulge in the end of the outer margin of the forewing. Back of this there are three black dots and a ST line which is close to and which parallels the terminus. Cubital vein from base to end of cell, white, with slight dark shading below. The related Loxocrambus coloradellus occurs farther south. It is somewhat smaller, wingspan 17-22 mm, and has a PM line which is lacking in awemensis, and an ST line which is farther back from the terminus of the forewing.
Scientific Name
Loxocrambus awemensis
Habitat
Sand dune areas.
Seasonality
July and August.
Identification
A medium sized crambid with a wingspan of 22-25 mm. Members of the genus Loxocrambus can be recognized by having a roughly 45 degree-angled bulge in the end of the outer margin of the forewing. Back of this there are…
A medium sized crambid with a wingspan of 22-25 mm. Members of the genus Loxocrambus can be recognized by having a roughly 45 degree-angled bulge in the end of the outer margin of the forewing. Back of this there are three black dots and a ST line which is close to and which parallels the terminus. Cubital vein from base to end of cell, white, with slight dark shading below. The related Loxocrambus coloradellus occurs farther south. It is somewhat smaller, wingspan 17-22 mm, and has a PM line which is lacking in awemensis, and an ST line which is farther back from the terminus of the forewing.
Life History
Unknown.
Conservation
Rare. Apparently restricted to sandy areas in SE Alberta.
Diet Info
George Balogh reared a specimen from a pupa in a sand tube near dune grasses at Saugatuck dunes, Michigan (Scholtens, 1996).
Range
Type material from Aweme, Manitoba (McDunnough). Reported from dunes in Michigan (Scholtens, 1996). There is a specimen from the Pinery area in Ontario in the Canadian National Collection (CNC). Not mentioned for…
Type material from Aweme, Manitoba (McDunnough). Reported from dunes in Michigan (Scholtens, 1996). There is a specimen from the Pinery area in Ontario in the Canadian National Collection (CNC). Not mentioned for Alberta by Bowman (1951). Specimens collected by D. F. Hardwick on July 10, 1951 at Manyberries, and by E. E. Sterns on July 13, 1956, are in the Canadian National Collection. Collected on August 13, 2008 by Gary Anweiler from sand dunes, 70 km NE of Suffield, Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Loxocrambus awemensis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Loxocrambus awemensis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-23016. Accessed 01 Dec. 2024.
References
Author
Bowman, K.
Title
An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta.
Publication Date
1951
Series Title
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Volume
29
Pages
121-165
Author
Scholtens, B.
Title
Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: V. Crambidae and Pyralidae (Lepidoptera).
Publication Date
1996
Series Title
The Great Lakes Entomologist
Volume
29
Pages
141-160
Author
McDunnough, J. H.
Title
Some apparently new Microlepidoptera.
Publication Date
1929
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist
Volume
61
Pages
266-271
Specimen Information
There are 22 specimens of this Species.
BIRD22551 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-12
UASM92584 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-12
UASM92585 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-12
UASM92586 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Suffield
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2008-08-12
UASM92720 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92721 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92722 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92723 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92724 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92725 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92818 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-11
UASM92819 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-11
UASM92820 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-11
UASM92887 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92888 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92889 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92890 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92891 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92892 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92893 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14
UASM92894 - Loxocrambus awemensis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Pakowki Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2009-07-14