Parapoynx stratiotata

Parapoynx stratiotata

Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Parapoynx
Species:	P. stratiotata
Binomial name
*Parapoynx stratiotata* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Geometra) stratiotata Linnaeus, 1758 Nymphula stratiotata ab. fasciata Teich, 1908 Nymphula stratiotata ab. nigrata Krulikovsky, 1909 Nymphula stratiotata amanica Osthelder, 1935 Nymphula stratiotata uralica Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937 Phalaena paludata Fabricius, 1794 Phalaena stratiotes Retzius, 1783 Scopula paludalis Schrank, 1802 Phalaena stratiolata Fourcroy, 1787 Phalaena stratiolatis Haworth, 1802 Phalaena strationata Ganev, 1982 Phalaena Pyralis stratiotalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Parapoynx maroccanum Speidel, 1982

The Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

Female

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for the males and 28–30 mm for the females. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Nymphaea alba, Potamogeton, Callitriche, Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Nuphar lutea and Stratiotes.

Subspecies

Parapoynx stratiotata stratiotata
Parapoynx stratiotata maroccanum Speidel, 1982 (Morocco)^[1]

References

↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .

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