| Prolyncestis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Prolyncestis Viette, 1971 |
| Species: | P. biplagiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Prolyncestis biplagiata Viette, 1971 | |
Prolyncestis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Prolyncestis biplagiata, is found on Madagascar. [1] Both the genus and species were first described by Viette in 1971. [2] [3] [4]