Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Prophantis | |
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Similar Achaea lienardi, Polydesma umbricola, Megalorhipida leucodactyla, Pterophorus wahlbergi, Achaea catella | ||
Prophantis smaragdina is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara.
Food plants
The larvae of this species infests Coffee beans. Known foodplants of this species are : Rubiaceae (Coffea arabica, Ixora coccinea and Gardenia sp.), Verbenaceae (Duranta plumieri), and Menispermaceae (Triclisia sp.)
References
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