''Prophantis longicornalis'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It occurs in

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and

La Réunion LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

. It was formerly placed in the

Spilomelinae Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,135 described species in 344 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids. Description Imagines – the adu ...

genus ''

Syngamia ''Syngamia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Current species *''Syngamia albiceps'' Hampson, 1912 *''Syngamia binotalis'' (Warren, 1896) *''Syngamia canarialis'' (Snellen, 1899) *''Syngamia convulsa'' Meyrick, 1936 *''Syngamia denti ...

''. It is of brown colour with a wingspan of 20–22 mm.

References

External links

Lépidoptères de La Réunion - pictures of ''Thliptoceras longicornalis''

Moths described in 1900 Spilomelinae Moths of Madagascar Moths of Réunion {{Spilomelinae-stub