''Loxostege sticticalis'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 and is found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

and

Nearctic realm The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...

s. The wingspan is . The moth flies from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, such as mugwort (''

Artemisia vulgaris ''Artemisia vulgaris'', the common mugwort, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus ''Artemisia'' commonly known as mugwort, although ''Artemisia vulgaris'' is the species most ...

''), beet, '' Chenopodium album'' and ''

Artemisia campestris ''Artemisia campestris'' is a common and widespread species of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It is native to a wide region of Eurasia and North America. Common names include field wormwood, beach wormwood, northern wormwood, Breckl ...

''. It can become a pest for

sugar beet A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet (''Beta vulgaris''). Together wi ...

and tobacco.

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''Loxostege sticticalis'' at UKmoths
Pyraustinae Moths described in 1761 Moths of Europe Palearctic Lepidoptera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Loxostege-stub