Prophantis smaragdina

Prophantis smaragdina is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara.[1]

Prophantis 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

Food plants

The larvae of this species infest coffee beans. Known food plants of this species are: Rubiaceae (Coffea arabica, Ixora coccinea and Gardenia sp.), Verbenaceae (Duranta plumieri), and Menispermaceae (Triclisia sp.).[2][3]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Prophantis smaragdina (Butler, 1875)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  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

Bibliography
  • Butler, A. G. 1875. "On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4)16(96):394–420.
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