''Prophantis '' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 ...

s 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 ...

Species

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Prophantis adusta ''Prophantis adusta'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1986. It is found in India, China, Japan, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine St ...

'' Inoue, 1986 (from Australia, India,

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ...

, New Hebrides, Philippines, Timor, Taiwan) *''

Prophantis androstigmata ''Prophantis androstigmata'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found on New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Que ...

'' (Hampson, 1918) (from Australia and New Guinea) *''

Prophantis coenostolalis '' Prophantis coenostolalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found in Sierra Leone. It was formerly placed in the Pyraustinae genus ''Thliptoceras ''Thliptoceras'' is a genus of moths of th ...

'' (Hampson, 1899) (from

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

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Prophantis longicornalis ''Prophantis longicornalis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae. It occurs in Madagascar and La Réunion. It was formerly placed in the Spilomelinae genus ''Syngamia ''Syngamia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Current species *'' ...

'' (Mabille, 1900) (from

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

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Prophantis octoguttalis ''Prophantis octoguttalis'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found on the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Identification ...

'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (from

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

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Prophantis smaragdina ''Prophantis smaragdina'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found in subtropical Africa south of the Sahara. Food plants The larvae of this species infest coffee beans. Known food ...

'' (Butler, 1875) (from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

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Prophantis triplagalis ''Prophantis triplagalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896. It is found in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest co ...

'' Warren, 1996 (from

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

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Prophantis xanthomeralis ''Prophantis xanthomeralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Malawi. It was formerly placed in the Pyraustinae genus ''Thliptoceras ''Thliptoceras'' is a genus of moths of the famil ...

'' (Hampson, 1918) (from

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northe ...

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References

Spilomelinae Crambidae genera Taxa named by William Warren (entomologist) {{Spilomelinae-stub