Biology:Protrigonia
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Odontiinae |
| Genus: | Protrigonia Hampson, 1896 |
| Species: | P. zizanialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Protrigonia zizanialis (C. Swinhoe, 1886)
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Protrigonia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It contains only one species, Protrigonia zizanialis, described by Charles Swinhoe in 1886, 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]
References
- ↑ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Protrigonia Hampson, 1896". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/odontiinae/protrigonia/. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1885: 865.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Protrigonia Hampson, 1896". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=24320.0. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q7252193 entry
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