Prophantis octoguttalis

Cotachena octoguttalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prophantis
Species: P. octoguttalis
Binomial name
Prophantis octoguttalis
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Botys octoguttalis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Cotachena octoguttalis
  • Botys coffealis Bordage, 1897
  • Botys stenopalis Mabille, 1880

Prophantis octoguttalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found on the Moluccas.

Identifications from Comoros, Madagascar and South Africa are possibly misidentifications that could be attributed to Cotachena smaragdina.[1]

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