Parapoynx restingalis

Parapoynx restingalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Parapoynx
Species:	P. restingalis
Binomial name
	Parapoynx restingalis; Da Silva & Nessimian, 1990

Parapoynx restingalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Bahia). The habitat consists of marshes with sand dune vegetation.

The larvae feed on the floating leaves of Nymphoides humboldtianum and Nymphaea ampla.^[2]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Nessimian, Jorge Luiz; Silva, Elidiomar Ribeiro Da, 1994: Description of the immature stages of Parapoynx restingalis Da Silva and Nessimian, 1990, with notes on its life history. Revista Brasileira De Biologia. 54(4): 603-610

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Nessimian, Jorge Luiz; Silva, Elidiomar Ribeiro Da, 1994: Description of the immature stages of Parapoynx restingalis Da Silva and Nessimian, 1990, with notes on its life history. Revista Brasileira De Biologia. 54(4): 603-610

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