Protrigonia

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]

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