Species of moth
Hymenoptychis sordida, the pneumatophore moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It is known from Australia, southern and South-East Asia, several Pacific islands, Seychelles, South Africa, Madagascar and the United Arab Emirates.[1]
The larvae of this species are brown and live in mangroves where they feed on vegetarian detritus. The wingspan is about 25 mm.[2]
Known food plants are Acanthaceae (Avicennia marina and Avicennia sp.).[3]
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