Neoleucinodes elegantalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It ìs found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. There are multiple generations per year. Eggs are laid either singly or in clusters on the petiole or sepals of flowers and the calyx of fruit. Pupation takes place outside of the fruit. Larvae may fold over the edge of a leaf, or burrow into loose soil at the base of the plant.