Parapoynx bipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Sudan, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Ivory Coast, the Gambia and Senegal.

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

The wingspan is 13–19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in February and from June to November.[2]

References

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  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.