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Cangetta micralis

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Species of moth

Cangetta micralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Cangetta
Species: C. micralis
Binomial name
Cangetta micralis
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Deuterophysa micralis Hampson, 1907

Cangetta micralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in South America, the Caribbean (including Jamaica) and in southern Florida.

The larvae feed on the buds and flowers of Palicourea rigida in Brazil.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. New North American records of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae) from southern Florida
Taxon identifiers
Cangetta micralis


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