Parapoynx plumbefusalis

Parapoynx plumbefusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Senegal, Nigeria, Niger, Sierra Leone, Angola, Botswana, Kenya and Madagascar.

Parapoynx plumbefusalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Parapoynx
Species:
P. plumbefusalis
Binomial name
Parapoynx plumbefusalis
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula plumbefusalis Hampson, 1917
  • Parapoynx plumbefusalis Viette, 1990

The wingspan is 14–17 mm for males and 18–23 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from July to October.

The larvae feed on Nymphoides indica.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.