Straight-lined Vaxi
Vaxi critica (Forbes, 1920)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Identification: Forewing silvery white with yellow or orange median band that does not widen distally near inner margin; terminal band and fringe yellow or orange (same color as median band); hindwing white
Wing Span: 1.5-1.8 cm
Life History:
Flight: Mostly flies June to September; longer in SE coastal states
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat: Fields and meadows; adults may be active during the day but are also nocturnal and come to light
Range: e NA.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: Vaxi critica (Forbes, 1920), transferred to the genus Argyria in Munroe (1995), is returned to Vaxi following the implied treatment in Léger et al. (2019), Syst. Entomol., 44(4):770, which placed Argyria in the tribe Argyriini and Vaxi in the tribe Calamotrophini, stat. rev.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 75 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 14, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 28, 2018
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 27, 2018
Observation date: Jul 16, 2018
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 04, 2018
Observation date: Aug 07, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2018
Observation date: Jul 11, 2017
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 27, 2018
Observation date: Jul 25, 2017
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 01, 2017
Observation date: Jul 21, 2017
Submitted by: akautz14
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 24, 2017
Observation date: Mar 26, 2015
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 17, 2016
Observation date: Jul 07, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2016
Observation date: Jul 07, 2016
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Dorchester County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2016
Observation date: Jul 13, 2015
Submitted by: K and G Campbell (Karen and Gary Campbell)
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2016
Observation date: Dec 30, 2015
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 02, 2016
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 25, 2015
Observation date: Sep 03, 2015
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 03, 2015
Observation date: Aug 21, 2014
Submitted by: wildreturn
Region: Lincoln County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Aug 27, 2015
Observation date: Jul 27, 2015
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Aug 04, 2015
Observation date: Jul 20, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2015
Observation date: May 27, 2015
Submitted by: Happyhealy
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 28, 2015
Observation date: Jul 29, 2013
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Feb 11, 2015
Observation date: Mar 22, 2014
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 05, 2015
Observation date: Jul 14, 2014
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 03, 2015
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