Crambidia impura is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913.[1] There are two disjunct populations. It has been recorded from southern Rocky Mountain states, the Yukon and northern British Columbia and Alberta.
| Crambidia impura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Crambidia |
| Species: | C. impura
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| Binomial name | |
| Crambidia impura Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
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Adults are light grey. Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae probably feed on lichens.[2]
References edit
- ^ "930224.00 – 8050 – Crambidia impura – Barnes & McDunnough, 1913". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Robinson, E.; Schmidt, B. C. "Species Page - Crambidia impura". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2019.