Kingdom Animalia Genus Parapoynx Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Family Crambidae Scientific name Parapoynx diminutalis Higher classification Parapoynx Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Parapoynx, Butterflies and moths, Parapoynx fluctuosalis, Acentropinae, Parapoynx stagnalis | ||
Parapoynx diminutalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to south-east Asia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, but has since been found in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is also found in Africa, where it has been recorded from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, the Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Madagascar.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm for males and 16–23 mm for females. The forewings are white, suffused with fuscous. The hindwings are white with a fuscous Y-shaped median fascia.
The larvae feed on Hydrilla and Nymphaea species.
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