Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)

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Permalink:	LOXOFRUS
Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/  Pyraustinae (subfamily)/  Pyraustini (tribe)/  Loxostege (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:	[Botys] Frustalis
Original genus:	Botys
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:	Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:	(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:	48–49
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531692
Name(English):	Karroo caterpillar

Loxostege frustalis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Holotype	♀	SNHM	Holotype ♀, SNHM.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, "Patria terra Natalensis", leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Botswana		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 75
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Kenya		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 75
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Namibia		Maes K. V. N. 2004a. Crambidae: Noordinae, Odontiinae, Pyraustinae, Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 229
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 118 (map)
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 308
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Gauteng	Hampson G. F. 1898c. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 163
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 49
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Free State	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 75
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 118
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 75

Plant note:

Pupation in the soil; the pupation period can extend to more than a year (see J. S. Taylor 1942: 113).

Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Aster sp.	Asteraceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Eriocephalus ericoides	Asteraceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Lycium sp.	Solanaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Pentzia incana	Asteraceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 113
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Pentzia sp.	Asteraceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 75
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Rosenia humilis	Asteraceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Salsola glabrescens	Amaranthaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Chelonus curvimaculatus	Braconidae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 224
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Macrocentrus maraisi	Braconidae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 224
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)	Macrocentrus sp.	Braconidae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 113

Loxostege frustalis (1)

Loxostege frustalis (2)

Loxostege frustalis (3)

Loxostege frustalis (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Loxostege leucostictalis (Zeller, 1872)	(Zeller, 1872)	species	Synonym	Eurycreon leucostictalis