Pleuroprucha asthenaria

Asthene wave moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pleuroprucha
Species: P. asthenaria
Binomial name
Pleuroprucha asthenaria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia imparata Walker 1863

Pleuroprucha asthenaria, the asthene wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from North America (including Florida and Oklahoma),[1] South America and Jamaica.

The larvae feed on various plants, including mango in which they cause premature ripening of fruit.

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