Parapoynx restingalis

Parapoynx restingalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Parapoynx
Species: P. restingalis
Binomial name
Parapoynx restingalis
Da Silva & Nessimian, 1990

Parapoynx restingalis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Bahia). The habitat consists of marshes with sand dune vegetation.

The larvae feed on the floating leaves of Nymphoides humboldtianum and Nymphaea ampla.[2]

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