Agassiziella angulipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in India, where it was described from the Nilgiri district,[2] as well as Sri Lanka. A. angulipennis has a wingspan of 14–17 mm, and was accidentally introduced to the United Kingdom. It has been naturalised to aquatic nurseries there.[citation needed]
Agassiziella angulipennis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Agassiziella |
Species: | A. angulipennis |
Binomial name | |
Agassiziella angulipennis (Hampson, 1891) | |
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The larvae feed on various water plants and live underwater.[3]
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