Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis

Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1875. It is native to South America, Central America and the Antilles. It has been introduced to Hawaii to control species of the genus Lantana.

Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pseudopyrausta
Species:	P. acutangulalis
Binomial name
Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis (Snellen, 1875)
Synonyms
Botys acutangulalis Snellen, 1875

The larvae feed on Lantana camara.

External links

• Moths of Jamaica
• Moths of Belize