Protrigonia

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Protrigonia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Odontiinae
Genus: Protrigonia
Hampson, 1896
Species:
P. zizanialis
Binomial name
Protrigonia zizanialis
(C. Swinhoe, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis zizanialisC. Swinhoe, 1886

Protrigonia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by George Hampson in 1896. [1] It contains only one species, Protrigonia zizanialis, described by Charles Swinhoe in 1886, which is found in Sri Lanka and western India. [2]

The forewings are pinkish white, suffused with brown. The costal line is brown with a brown ringlet. The submarginal band is also brown. The hindwings are white, but grey towards the outer border. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Protrigonia Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1885: 865. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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