Agassiziella angulipennis
| Agassiziella angulipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agassiziella |
| Species: | A. angulipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Agassiziella angulipennis (Hampson, 1891)
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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[]
- ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Hants Moths
Categories:
- Acentropinae
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Sri Lanka
- Moths described in 1891
- Acentropinae stubs