Prooedema is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson.[1] Its only species, Prooedema inscisalis, described by Francis Walker in 1865, is found in India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia,[2][3] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Prooedema
Prooedema inscisalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Prooedema
Hampson, 1896
Species:
P. inscisalis
Binomial name
Prooedema inscisalis
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Botys inscisale Hampson, 1896

References

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  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Prooedema Hampson, 1896". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2019). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Prooedema inscisalis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved 19 June 2018.