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FAMILY   Crambidae
SUBFAMILY   Nymphulinae
TRIBE   Nymphulini
COMMON NAME  
NAME   Parapoynx maculalis
HODGES   4759
DISPLAY #   294
DESCRIPTION   Drawbridge, Dor. Co., June 29th; Pocomoke State Forest, Wo. Co., August 29th. Another species occurring from Quebec to Florida that should be better represented in Maryland than the records indicate. The larvae feed mainly on yellow waterlilly (Nuphar sp.) and have been reared and studied by various authors (e.g.Forbes, 1910; Welch, 1916, 1924; McGaha, 1952 and 1954). e r
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