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Water Hyacinth Moth

Niphograpta albiguttalis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Crambidae

Niphograpta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Niphograpta albiguttalis, the water hyacinth moth,. It is native to the Amazon basin, but has been introduced in North America (where it is found from Florida, along the gulf coast to Louisiana and Texas), Africa and Australia (where it is found in Queensland and New South Wales) to control the spread of water hyacinth.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 197Brazil · 4