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

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

  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.


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