Parapoynx plumbefusalis
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P. plumbefusalis
Binomial name
Parapoynx plumbefusalis
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula plumbefusalis Hampson, 1917
  • Parapoynx plumbefusalis Viette, 1990

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

The wingspan is 14–17 mm for males and 18–23 mm for females. The forewings are white, suffused with fuscous. There is a small dark fuscous spot in the disc, as well as a blackish discal spot. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from July to October.

The larvae feed on Nymphoides indica.[2]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: [1].