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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