Parapoynx crisonalis

Parapoynx crisonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has a wide range and has been recorded from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia (including Sulawesi), China, Taiwan, Japan and Australia (Queensland).^[1] It has been recorded from Great Britain through accidental import with aquatic plants.^[2]

Parapoynx crisonalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Parapoynx
Species:	P. crisonalis
Binomial name
Parapoynx crisonalis (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Hydrocampa crisonalis Walker, 1859 Nymphula incurvalis South in Leech & South, 1901 Nymphula takamukui Shibuya, 1929 Paraponyx myina Meyrick, 1885 Parapoynx hebraicalis Snellen, 1880

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. There is a pattern of various shades of brown and white on the wings. There is a dark spot near the middle of the hindwings.

The larvae are aquatic and feed on various pondweeds.^[3]