Parapoynx ophiaula
| Parapoynx ophiaula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Parapoynx |
| Species: | P. ophiaula |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapoynx ophiaula (Meyrick, 1936) | |
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Parapoynx ophiaula is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western Zambia.
The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, the base whitish dorsally with a blackish discal spot. The hindwings are white with a blackish subterminal line. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March in May, July and December.[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: .