Cangetta micralis

Cangetta micralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cangetta
Species: C. micralis
Binomial name
Cangetta micralis
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Deuterophysa micralis Hampson, 1907

Cangetta micralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in South America, the Caribbean (including Jamaica)[1] and in southern Florida.

The larvae feed on the buds and flowers of Palicourea rigida in Brazil.[2]

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