Prophantis smaragdina

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

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

  1. Afro Moths
  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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