A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/6/2015).

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2015).

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/17/2016).

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017).

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Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 650872 - Psn: 44)

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Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 532050 - Psn: 50)

Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2018).

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Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 186523 - Psn: 55)

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Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 385849 - Psn: 55)

Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/6/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 883769 - Psn: 55)

Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/6/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/16/2013).

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth from the collection of John Glaser.

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth from the collection of John Glaser.

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A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/17/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/31/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/20/2018). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/6/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/16/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth from the collection of John Glaser. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Straight-lined Vaxi Moth from the collection of John Glaser. View Record Details Media by John Glaser.

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Vaxi critica

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Calamotrophini
Genus:	Vaxi
Species:	V. critica
Binomial name
*Vaxi critica* Forbes, 1920^[1]

Vaxi critica, the straight-lined vaxi or straight-lined argyria moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1920.^[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine and Ontario, south to Florida and west to Illinois. The habitat consists of fields and meadows.

Adults are on wing from June to September in the northern part of the range and from March to July in Florida.^[3]