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Achyra affinitalis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ2823168 ↗
Source-derived summary

Achyra affinitalis, the cotton web spinner, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863. This species is found in Australia and New Zealand.

Description

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

Host plants

The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus, Medicago sativa, Linum usatissimum, Gossypium hirsutum, Sorghum bicolor and Atriplex species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Achyra affinitalis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.