Psara acrospila

Psara acrospila is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji,[1] Tonga, the Maldives, Mauritius and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur, East Kasai).

Psara acrospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Psara
Species:
P. acrospila
Binomial name
Psara acrospila
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Epichronistis acrospila Meyrick, 1886

The larvae feed on Bidens pilosa.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Psara acrospila (Meyrick, 1886)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 9, 2020.


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