Haimbachia albescens

Haimbachia albescens, the silvered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1965.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia,[2] Illinois and southern Ontario.

Haimbachia albescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Haimbachia
Species:
H. albescens
Binomial name
Haimbachia albescens
Capps, 1965

The wingspan is 18 mm for males and 18–20 mm for females. The forewings are whitish with fine dusky scales.[3] Adults are on wing in June and July.[4]

The larvae feed on Panicum virgatum.[5]

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