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Protrigonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Protrigonia

Hampson, 1896[1]
Species:
P. zizanialis
Binomial name
Protrigonia zizanialis
(Swinhoe, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis zizanialis Swinhoe, 1886

Protrigonia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Protrigonia zizanialis, which is found in Sri Lanka and western India.[2]

The forewings are pinkish white, suffused with brown. The costal line is brown with a brown ringlet. The submarginal band is also brown. The hindwings are white, but grey towards the outer border.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ Protrigonia at funet
  3. ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1885: 865

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