Parapoynx affinialis
| Parapoynx affinialis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Parapoynx |
| Species: | P. affinialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapoynx affinialis Guenée, 1854 | |
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Parapoynx affinialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Egypt and from the Middle East to India. It has also been recorded from Australia.
The wingspan is 12–22 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous with a darker fuscous median fascia and a paler discal spot. The hindwings are whitish with a wavy dark fuscous submarginal line. The termen is orange-fuscous.
The larvae feed on Potamogeton perfoliatus.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .
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