| Achyra affinitalis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Achyra |
| Species: | A. affinitalis |
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| Achyra affinitalis (Lederer, 1863) | |
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Achyra affinitalis, the cotton web spinner, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863 and is found in Australia [1] and New Zealand. [2]
The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus , Medicago sativa , Linum usatissimum , Gossypium hirsutum , Sorghum bicolor and Atriplex species.
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