Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Acentropinae > Parapoynx
Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880 – Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth
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Parapoynx diminutalis – Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880 –Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth - Oryza sativa (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Similiar species:
Parapoynx Hübner, [1825] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Parapoynx affinialis Guenée, 1854. India.
Parapoynx andreusialis (Hampson, 1912). Nilgiris.
Parapoynx bilinealis (Snellen, 1876). Punjab
Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859). India; Sri Lanka.
Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880. India.
Parapoynx fluctuosalis (Zeller, 1852). India.
Parapoynx fusalis (Hampson, 1896). Naga Hills.
Parapoynx fuscicostalis (Hampson, 1896). West Bengal.
Parapoynx gangeticalis Lederer, 1863. India?
Parapoynx leucostola (Hampson, 1896. Myanmar.
Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852). India.
Parapoynx votalis (Walker, 1859). West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra; Sri Lanka.
References:
- OD: Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880; Tijdschr. Ent. 23: 242. Text at https://archive.org/stream/tijdschriftvoore23187980nede#page/242/mode/1up
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=121975 [accessed 03 October 2018]
- http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/parapoynx_diminutalis.htm [accessed 03 October 2018]
- Hampson, G. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. Pg 193, # 4638 as Nymphula diminutalis.
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http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/acen/diminutalis.html
Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Acentropinae > Parapoynx
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880 – Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/356509/Parapoynx-diminutalis
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