Prophantis triplagalis

Prophantis triplagalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Crambidae. It was described by William 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]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
Warren, W. (1896). "New Species of Pyralidae from the Khasia Hills". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 6. Taylor & Francis. 18: 114 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 1, 2018.

[2] Warren, W. (1896). "New Species of Pyralidae from the Khasia Hills". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 6. Taylor & Francis. 18: 114 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.