Pleuroprucha asthenaria
| Asthene wave moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pleuroprucha |
| Species: | P. asthenaria
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| Pleuroprucha asthenaria (Walker, 1861)
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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.
The larvae feed on various plants, including mangoes, resulting in the premature ripening of the fruit.
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