Parapoynx villidalis (Walker, 1859)
(previously known as : Oligostigma villidalis)
 NYMPHULINAE    ,    CRAMBIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Parapoynx villidalis
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The wings of the adult of this species have white and brown-edged yellow stripes. The forewings each have a dark spot near the costa.

The species has been found across the Asia and the south Pacific, including:

  • Fiji,
  • Hong Kong,
  • Malaysia,
  • Taiwan,
    as well as in:
  • Queensland.

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    (updated 9 March 2011)