Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Acentropinae > Parapoynx
Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859)
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Parapoynx crisonalis
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859): Euryale ferox, Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaea alba, Nymphaea nouchali, Nymphoides cristata, Trapa natans var. bispinosa (Nymphaeaceae) (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:
- Hydrocampa crisonalis Walker,1859. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.19: 961. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso1921brit#page/961/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. Pg 192, #4636 as Nymphula crisonalis.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/522970-Parapoynx-crisonalis
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/acen/crisonalis.html [accessed 23 October 2020]
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=328121 [accessed 23 October 2020]
Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Acentropinae > Parapoynx
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859). 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/357431/Parapoynx-crisonalis
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