Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis

Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pseudopyrausta
Species: P. acutangulalis
Binomial name
Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis
(Snellen, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Botys acutangulalis Snellen, 1875

Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is native to South America, Central America and the Antilles. It has been introduced to Hawaii to control Lantana.

The larvae feed on Lantana camara.

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