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Parapoynx ophiaula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parapoynx

Parapoynx ophiaula is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1936. It is found in the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western Zambia.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, the base whitish dorsally with a blackish discal spot. The hindwings are white with a blackish subterminal line. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March in May, July and December.

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Parapoynx ophiaula Wikipedia