Prophantis smaragdina

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Prophantis smaragdina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prophantis
Species:
P. smaragdina
Binomial name
Prophantis smaragdina
(Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis smaragdinaButler, 1875
  • Cotachena smaragdina

Prophantis smaragdina is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara. [1]

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Food plants

The larvae of this species infest coffee beans. Known food plants of this species are: Rubiaceae ( Coffea arabica , Ixora coccinea and Gardenia sp.), Verbenaceae ( Duranta plumieri ), and Menispermaceae ( Triclisia sp.). [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Prophantis smaragdina (Butler, 1875)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Martiré, D. & Rochat, J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles
  3. ↑ Guillermet, C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae

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