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Agassiziella angulipennis

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Agassiziella angulipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agassiziella
Species:
A. angulipennis
Binomial name
Agassiziella angulipennis
(Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma angulipennis Hampson, 1891

Agassiziella angulipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in India, where it was described from the Nilgiri district.[2] It is also native to Sri Lanka. The species is naturalised in aquatic nurseries in Great Britain, where it was accidentally introduced.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.

The larvae feed on various water plants and live underwater.[3]

References

  1. ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ Hants Moths



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