Agassiziella angulipennis

Agassiziella angulipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agassiziella
Species: A. angulipennis
Binomial name
Agassiziella angulipennis
(Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma angulipennis Hampson, 1891

Agassiziella angulipennis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in India, where it was described from the Nilgiri district.[2] It is also native to Sri Lanka. The species is naturalised in aquatic nurseries in Great Britain, where it was accidentally introduced.

The wingspan is 14-17 mm.

The larvae feed on various water plants and live underwater.[3]

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