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Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis

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Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis
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P. acutangulalis
Binomial name
Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis
(Snellen, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Botys acutangulalis Snellen, 1875

Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1875. It is native to South America, Central America and the Antilles. It has been introduced to Hawaii to control species of the genus Lantana.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara.