Parapoynx bipunctalis
| Parapoynx bipunctalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Parapoynx |
| Species: | P. bipunctalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapoynx bipunctalis (Hampson, 1906) | |
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Parapoynx bipunctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Sudan, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia and Senegal.
The wingspan is 13–19 mm. The forewings are white with dark fuscous spots beneath the subcostal vein. There is an oblique yellow postmedian fascia and a yellow subterminal fascia. The hindwings are white with a dark fuscous discal spot. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from June to November.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .
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