Parotis prasinalis

Parotis prasinalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Madagascar, Mozambique, Comoros, Seychelles^[1] and in Kenya.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Crambidae

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Parotis prasinalis
probably Paraotis prasinalis
Scientific classification
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)

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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.^[3]