Prophantis triplagalis

Prophantis triplagalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prophantis
Species: P. triplagalis
Binomial name
Prophantis triplagalis
Warren, 1896

Prophantis triplagalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is found in India, where it has been recorded from the Khasia Hills.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are shining purplish grey, but the costa and a line of marginal dots are yellow. There is a square, pale yellow, dark-edged spot in the middle of the cell and a larger irregularly reniform pale yellow blotch from the costa beyond the cell, with a darker dentate outer edge and a faint yellowish spot or two obliquely below it towards the base. The hindwings are like the forewings, but without an inner spot.[2]

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