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Parapoynx bipunctalis

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Species of moth

Parapoynx bipunctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Parapoynx
Species: P. bipunctalis
Binomial name
Parapoynx bipunctalis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma bipunctalis Hampson, 1906
  • Oligostgma piperitalis Hampson, 1917

Parapoynx bipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in Sudan, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Ivory Coast, the Gambia and Senegal.

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from June to November.

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Parapoynx bipunctalis


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