''Cnaphalocrocis loxodesma'' is a

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in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1915. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from the

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. The

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is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish with some fuscous suffusion at the base and on the costal part of the disc. The lines are fuscous. The hindwings are as the forewings.Studies in Australian Lepidoptera

References

Moths described in 1915 Spilomelinae {{Spilomelinae-stub