Cangetta micralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in South America, the Caribbean (including Jamaica)[1] and in southern Florida.

Cangetta micralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Cangetta
Species:
C. micralis
Binomial name
Cangetta micralis
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Deuterophysa micralis Hampson, 1907

The larvae feed on the buds and flowers of Palicourea rigida in Brazil.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ New North American records of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae) from southern Florida