Cangetta micralis

Cangetta micralis
Scientific 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

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

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

References

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