Parapoynx diminutalis

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Parapoynx diminutalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Parapoynx
Species:
P. diminutalis
Binomial name
Parapoynx diminutalis
Snellen, 1880
Synonyms
  • Parapoynx dicentraMeyrick, 1885
  • Oligostigma pallidaButler, 1886
  • Nymphula uxorialisStrand, 1919

Parapoynx diminutalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1880. It is endemic to south-east Asia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, but has since been found in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is also found in Africa, where it has been recorded from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Madagascar.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm for males and 16–23 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Hydrilla and Nymphaea species. [1]

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References

  1. Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN   978-1-86977-986-3.