Prophantis octoguttalis

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Prophantis octoguttalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prophantis
Species:
P. octoguttalis
Binomial name
Prophantis octoguttalis
Synonyms
  • Botys octoguttalisFelder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Cotachena octoguttalis
  • Botys coffealisBordage, 1897
  • Botys stenopalisMabille, 1880

Prophantis octoguttalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found on the Maluku Islands in Indonesia.

Identifications from Comoros, Madagascar and South Africa are possibly misidentifications that could be attributed to Prophantis smaragdina . [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Prophantis octoguttalis sensu auct. nec (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 19, 2018.