chestnut-marked pondweed moth
(Parapoynx badiusalis)
| Hodges # | 4761 |
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| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Occurrence | Common |
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| Flight/Season | May to September |
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| Habitat | Marshes, ponds, and lake shores |
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| Size | Total Length: 5⁄16″ to ½″ (8 to 12 mm) Wingspan: about ¾″ (20 mm) |
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| Identification | Chestnut-marked pondweed moth is a small aquatic crambid moth. It occurs in northern United States from the East Coast to Minnesota and Iowa, and in adjacent Canadian provinces. Adults are found from May to September around ponds and lake shores with emergent aquatic plants and in marshes. Larvae are aquatic and feed on pondweed. Adults are 5⁄16″ to ½″ (8 to 12 mm) long and have a wingspan of about ¾″ (20 mm). The wings broad and are held spread out when at rest. They are white with bold black bands and a golden-yellow marginal band. |
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| Larval Food | Pondweed (Potamogeton spp.) |
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| Behavior | Adults will come to light. The wings are held spread out when at rest. |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) |
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Suborder: |
Glossata |
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Infraorder: |
Neolepidoptera |
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Parvorder: |
Heteroneura |
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Ditrysia |
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Obtectomera |
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Superfamily: |
Pyraloidea (pyralid and crambid snout moths) |
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Family: |
Crambidae (crambid snout moths) |
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Subfamily: |
Acentropinae |
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Tribe: |
Nymphulini |
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Genus: |
Parapoynx |
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| Synonyms | Cymoriza badiusalis Nymphula badiusalis Parapoynx albalis |
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| Common Names |
chestnut-marked pondweed moth |
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| Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth (Crambidae: Parapoynx badinsalis) Carl Barrentine |
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About
Jun 26, 2010 Photographed at the Rydell NWR, Minnesota (25 June 2010). Thank you to John and Jane Balaban (@Bugguide.net) for identifying this moth! |
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| Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth (Crambidae: Parapoynx badinsalis) Carl Barrentine |
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About
Jul 29, 2010 A common small moth found on the refuge this time of year. Photographed at the Rydell NWR, Minnesota (28 July 2010). Thank you to John and Jane Balaban (@ Bugguide.net) for identifying this specimen! |
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| Scott Bemman Summer 2020 |
Location: Hayes Lake State Park |
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Created: 9/12/2020
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