Pleuroprucha asthenaria
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.
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| Species: | P. asthenaria |
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| Pleuroprucha asthenaria (Walker, 1861) | |
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The larvae feed on various plants, including mangoes, resulting in the premature ripening of the fruit.
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