Loxostege ephippialis Zetterstedt [1839]

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Species recognized by GW Beccaloni, MJ Scoble, GS Robinson & B Pitkin, The Global Lepidoptera Names Index external link in 
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Bird, C. D.
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E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum external link
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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.
"Loxostege ephippialis Zetterstedt [1839]". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/442718". Accessed 22 Mar 2010.