Pramadea ovialis is a moth in the family Crambidae that is found in subtropical eastern and southern Africa, including islands of the Indian Ocean.[1] The species has also been recorded from West Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Pramadea |
Species: | P. ovialis
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Binomial name | |
Pramadea ovialis (Walker, 1859)
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It has a wingspan of approximately 7–28 millimetres (0.28–1.10 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte ovialis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
- ^ www.africanmoths.com(see picture underside)