Parapoynx badiusalis – Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth

Family Crambidae    Hodges # 4761

Caterpillar food: pondweeds (Potamogeton spp.)

Many of these moths came to my UV lights.  Larvae are aquatic.   The nearest pondweed I know of is in our neighbor’s pond – about 1/4 mile away.

8/31/2015

 

7/23/2016

 

9/1/2017

 

6/3/2014

 

8/12/2015

 

8/13/2016

 

9/4/2021 Mated pair

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