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Genus Parapoynx

Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth - Hodges#4764 - Parapoynx allionealis

Crambidae: Parapoynx badiusalis - Parapoynx badiusalis

Polymorphic Pondweed Moth - Hodges#4759 - Parapoynx maculalis

polymorphic pondweed moth - Parapoynx maculalis

Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth-(iNaturalist) - Parapoynx badiusalis

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Acentropinae

Tribe Nymphulini

Genus Parapoynx

Numbers

7 species in North America listed at nearctica.com and All-Leps

Size

wingspan 18-22 mm

Identification

forewing usually pale, crossed by several darker bands or transverse stripes

Range

United States and southern Canada east of the Rockies

also represented in Eurasia

Habitat

vegetated ponds, marshes, lake edges; adults found on vegetation near standing water

Season

adults fly in spring and summer

Food

larvae are aquatic, feeding on a variety of submerged freshwater plants

Internet References

pinned adult images of 5 species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

live adult image of P. diminutalis from Australia, recently introduced to Florida (Nick Monaghan, Australia)

larva and adult images of P. diminutalis (US Army Corps of Engineers)

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 October, 2004 - 2:48pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 7 April, 2007 - 11:11pm

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