Prorodes mimica

Prorodes mimica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prorodes
Species: P. mimica
Binomial name
Prorodes mimica
Swinhoe, 1894
Synonyms
  • Notarcha triparalis Warren, 1896
  • Idiostrophe albipunctata Warren, 1896

Prorodes mimica is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, Burma, Malaysia, Ambon Island,[2] New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.[3]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous, with darker indistinct markings, indicated by pale whitish spots that follow them.[4]

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