Parapoynx stratiotata

Parapoynx stratiotata, the ringed china-mark, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Europe.

Female
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

Parapoynx stratiotata
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Parapoynx
Species:
P. stratiotata
Binomial name
Parapoynx stratiotata
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Geometra) stratiotata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Nymphula stratiotata ab. fasciata Teich, 1908
  • Nymphula stratiotata ab. nigrata Krulikovsky, 1909
  • Nymphula stratiotata amanica Osthelder, 1935
  • Nymphula stratiotata uralica Caradja in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937
  • Phalaena paludata Fabricius, 1794
  • Phalaena stratiotes Retzius, 1783
  • Scopula paludalis Schrank, 1802
  • Phalaena stratiolata Fourcroy, 1787
  • Phalaena stratiolatis Haworth, 1802
  • Phalaena strationata Ganev, 1982
  • Phalaena Pyralis stratiotalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Parapoynx maroccanum Speidel, 1982

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for the males and 28–30 mm for the females. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Nymphaea alba, Potamogeton, Callitriche, Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Nuphar lutea and Stratiotes.

Subspecies
  • Parapoynx stratiotata stratiotata
  • Parapoynx stratiotata maroccanum Speidel, 1982 (Morocco)[1]
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References
  1. 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.


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