Prionapteryx africalis

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Prionapteryx africalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Ancylolomiini
Genus: Prionapteryx
Species:
P. africalis
Binomial name
Prionapteryx africalis
Hampson, 1896

Prionapteryx africalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ghana. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Prionapteryx africalis Hampson, 1896". Afromoths. Retrieved January 26, 2015.