Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parapoynx | |
Similar Elophila gyralis, Parapoynx, Elophila icciusalis, Elophila obliteralis, Scoparia biplagialis | ||
Parapoynx badiusalis, the chestnut-marked pondweed moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Vermont and Wisconsin. The habitat consists of vegetated ponds, marshes and lakeshores.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Potamogeton species.
References
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