Parapoynx seminealis

Parapoynx seminealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Parapoynx
Species: P. seminealis
Binomial name
Parapoynx seminealis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma seminealis Walker, 1859
  • Eustales tedyuscongalis Clemens, 1860

Parapoynx seminealis, the floating-heart waterlily moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Nymphoides aquatica and probably Nymphoides cordata or Nymphoides peltata.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide


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