Prophantis octoguttalis
| Cotachena octoguttalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Prophantis |
| Species: | P. octoguttalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Prophantis octoguttalis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) | |
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Prophantis octoguttalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found on the Moluccas.
Identifications from Comoros, Madagascar and South Africa are possibly misidentifications that could be attributed to Cotachena smaragdina.[1]
References
- Felder & Rogenhofer, 1864–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. - — 2:1–20, pls. 1–140
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