Prophantis smaragdina
Cotachena smaragdina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Prophantis |
Species: | P. smaragdina |
Binomial name | |
Prophantis smaragdina (Butler, 1875) | |
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Prophantis smaragdina is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara.[1]
Food plants
The larvae of this species infests Coffee beans. Known foodplants of this species are : Rubiaceae (Coffea arabica, Ixora coccinea and Gardenia sp.), Verbenaceae (Duranta plumieri), and Menispermaceae (Triclisia sp.)[2][3]
References
- Butler, A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(96):394–420.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Martiré, D. & Rochat, J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles
- ↑ 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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