Kingdom Animalia Family Geometridae Scientific name Pleuroprucha asthenaria Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Pleuroprucha Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Cyclophora packardi, Pleuroprucha insulsaria, Cyclophora pendulinaria, Cyclophora nanaria | ||
Pleuroprucha asthenaria, the asthene wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from North America (including Florida and Oklahoma), South America and Jamaica.
The larvae feed on various plants, including mango in which they cause premature ripening of fruit.
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