Eoparargyractis plevie is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Quebec and South Carolina.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eoparargyractis |
| Species: | E. plevie
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| Eoparargyractis plevie (Dyar, 1917)
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Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.
The larvae are aquatic and have been recorded feeding on Lobelia dortmanna, Isoetes tuckermani and Isoetes muricata. They have a yellow head. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 11 mm. The larvae have been recorded from August to mid-November. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in a cocoon, which is spun on a leaf at the base of the rosette.[3]
References edit
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Fiance, S. B. & R. E. Moeller 1977. Immature stages and ecological observations of Eoparargyractis plevie (Pyralidae: Nymphulinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. Vol. 32 No. 2. p. 81.