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Proconica flaviguttalis

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Proconica flaviguttalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Proconica
Species:
P. flaviguttalis
Binomial name
Proconica flaviguttalis
Hampson, 1899

Proconica flaviguttalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in Nigeria.[2]

Appearance

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According to Hampson, the male is of a dusky color, and the abdomen shows remnants of fulvous bands. The forewing features a square-shaped yellow discoidal spot. On the hind wing, the region covered by the tornal lobe of the forewing appears whitish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Proconica flaviguttalis (Hampson, 1898)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1899). "A revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and the Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. 46: 687. ISSN 2397-169X – via HathiTrust.