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Parapoynx diminutalis

Parapoynx diminutalis


Family: Crambidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Parapoynx diminutalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1880. It is endemic to south-east Asia, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, but has since been found in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is also found in Africa, where it has been recorded from Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Madagascar.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm for males and 16–23 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Hydrilla and Nymphaea species.

Source: Wikipedia, article Parapoynx diminutalis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239671022/11/202500:00ArgentinaSanta FeSan Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Parapoynx diminutalis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.