Pleuroprucha asthenaria
Asthene wave moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Pleuroprucha |
Species: | P. asthenaria |
Binomial name | |
Pleuroprucha asthenaria (Walker, 1861) | |
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Pleuroprucha asthenaria, the asthene wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from North America (including Florida and Oklahoma),[1] South America and Jamaica.
The larvae feed on various plants, including mango in which they cause premature ripening of fruit.
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