Cangetta micralis

Cangetta micralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in South America, the Caribbean (including Jamaica)[1] and in southern Florida.

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

The larvae feed on the buds and flowers of Palicourea rigida in Brazil.[2]

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


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