Conservation Status
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Rare
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Cyclicity
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June to mid July.
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Distribution
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Norway, Sweden and Finland in Europe; Labrador west to the Northwest Territories and the Rockies, south to Wyoming and Colorado (Munroe 1976). The Type Locality is Dovrefjeld at Drivstoen, Norway. Reported from Area 20 (Nordegg) in Alberta by Bowman (1951) as Titanio ephippialis Zett.
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General Description
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Wingspan 16-18 mm. Ground color of wings above bluish gray. Forewings above with a fine, black PM line, a large, dark, wedge-shaped median area that is widest at the costa, and an obscure, dark, discal spot. The hindwings above are bluish gray with a faint PM line and a somewhat whitish median area. The genitalia are described by Munroe (1976). Closest to Loxostege anartalis but the latter is larger, has whitish PM lines and lacks the wedge-shaped area in the forewings. Also similar to Ostrinia marginalis but the latter has white PM lines on both fore and hind wings.
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Habitat
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A low arctic-alpine species (Munroe 1976).
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Life Cycle
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Unknown
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Trophic Strategy
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Unknown
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Loxostege ephippialis: Brief Summary
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Loxostege ephippialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and North America (from Labrador west to the Northwest Territories and the Rocky Mountains and south to Wyoming and Colorado).
The wingspan is 16–21 millimetres (0.63–0.83 in). The ground colour of the wings is bluish gray. Adults are on wing from June to mid July in both North America and Europe.
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