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Parotis prasinalis
probably Paraotis prasinalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Parotis
Species:	P. prasinalis
Binomial name
Parotis prasinalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
Botys prasinalis Saalmüller, 1880 Glyphodes deidoalis Strand, 1912 Parotis deidoalis (Strand, 1912) Margaronia tritonalis Snellen, 1895 Parotis trinotalis (Snellen, 1895)

Parotis prasinalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Madagascar, Mozambique, Comoros, Seychelles and in Kenya.

This species has a wingspan of 17mm. The wings are clear-grassgreen with a black spot in their middle. Antennae are yellowish, with almost the length of the forewings. The edge of the forewings and palpae are grey-brown.

References

1. Afro Moths
2. www.boldsystems.org
3. Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 506/507, ref.875

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• Moths described in 1880
• Spilomelinae
• Moths of the Comoros
• Moths of Madagascar
• Moths of Seychelles
• Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
• Lepidoptera of Kenya
• Lepidoptera of Mozambique
• Margaroniini stubs