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Agassiziella angulipennis

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Agassiziella angulipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agassiziella
Species:
A. angulipennis
Binomial name
Agassiziella angulipennis
(Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma angulipennis Hampson, 1891

Agassiziella angulipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in India, where it was described from the Nilgiri district,[2] as well as Sri Lanka. A. angulipennis has a wingspan of 14–17 mm, and was accidentally introduced to the United Kingdom. It has been naturalised to aquatic nurseries there.[citation needed]

The larvae feed on various water plants and live underwater.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ Hants Moths