Parapoynx ophiaula

Parapoynx ophiaula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Parapoynx
Species:	P. ophiaula
Binomial name
	Parapoynx ophiaula; (Meyrick, 1936)
Synonyms
	Nymphula ophiaula Meyrick, 1936;

Parapoynx ophiaula is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in the south-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Zambia.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, the base whitish dorsally with a blackish discal spot. The hindwings are white with a blackish subterminal line. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March in May, July and December.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.