Parapoynx spp.
There are 13 species of Parapoynx recorded in China among about 29 species described in the Oriental and Palaearctic regions (Chen, Song & Wu 2006). Parapoynx spp. are common lepidopterans found in stagnant freshwater marshes in Hong Kong. Larvae build portable cases made of leaf fragments. They could be easily disguished by the presence of branched gills and the conspicuous brown rings around the setae against cream yellow head.
Provisional list of Parapoynx species under Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Hong Kong
| Species name | Species Author(s) | Host Plant(s) |
| Parapoynx crisonalis | (Walker, 1859) | Nymphaea spp. |
| Parapoynx diminutalis | Snellen, 1880 | Hydrilla verticillata |
| Parapoynx fluctuosalis | (Zeller, 1852) | Oryza stativa |
| Parapoynx stagnalis | (Zeller, 1852) | Oryza stativa |
| Parapoynx villidalis | (Walker, 1859) |
sources: Hong Kong Moth Recorder Database / C&R Wildlife/R.C.Kendrick, pers com., 19 Dec 2017) and Chen, Song & Wu (2006)
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References:
Chen F-Q, Song S-M & Wu C-S. (2006) A review of the genus Parapoynx Hübner in China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Acentropinae). Aquatic Insects: International Journal of Freshwater Entomology 28:4, 291-303.