Parapoynx plumbefusalis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Parapoynx
Species
Parapoynx plumbefusalis
Scientific Name
Parapoynx plumbefusalis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Parapoynx plumbefusalis

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

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.

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