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Crambidae 80a1323 – 4764   Parapoynx allionealis Walker, 1859              Watermilfoil Leafcutter

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Cabombaceae Cyperaceae Haloragaceae Hydrocharitaceae Lentibulariaceae Menyanthaceae Nymphaeaceae Plantaginaceae[Scrophulariaceae] Poaceae Potamogetonaceae Salviniaceae.  Host genera: Bacopa Brasenia Eleocharis Hydrilla Luziola[=Hydrochloa] Myriophyllum Nymphaea Nymphoides Potamogeton Salvinia Utricularia Vallisneria.  Notes: leaves (Munroe 1972a).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: allionealis Walker, 1859 (Paraponyx [sic]) - MONA 1983: 4764 aptalis Lederer, 1863 (Parapoynx) cretacealis Lederer, 1863 (Parapoynx) itealis (Walker, 1859) (Hydrocampa) plenilinealis Grote, 1881 (Parapoynx)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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