Parapoynx polydectalis
| Parapoynx polydectalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Parapoynx |
| Species: | P. polydectalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapoynx polydectalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Parapoynx polydectalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Indonesia (including Sumatra), New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland,[1] northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.[2] It is an introduced species in Great Britain and France.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is a pattern of brown and white on the wings.
The larvae are aquatic, feeding on water weeds.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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