Parapoynx diminutalis

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.

Parapoynx diminutalis
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P. diminutalis
Binomial name
Parapoynx diminutalis
Snellen, 1880
Synonyms
  • Parapoynx dicentra Meyrick, 1885
  • Oligostigma pallida Butler, 1886
  • Nymphula uxorialis Strand, 1919

The wingspan is 11โ€“14 mm for males and 16โ€“23 mm for females. The forewings are white, suffused with fuscous. The hindwings are white with a fuscous Y-shaped median fascia.

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

References

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


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