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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Parapoynx |
| Species: | P. diminutalis
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| Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880
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The wingspan is 11–14 mm for males and 16–23 mm for females. The forewings are white, suffused with fuscous. The hindwings are white with a fuscous Y-shaped median fascia.
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
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- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (24 May 2008). "Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.