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.
| Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopyrausta |
| Species: | P. acutangulalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis (Snellen, 1875)
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The larvae feed on Lantana camara.
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