Pramadea lunalis

Pramadea lunalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumbawa and Java.[2] It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Pramadea lunalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Pramadea
Species:
P. lunalis
Binomial name
Pramadea lunalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys lunalis Guenée, 1854
  • Coptobasis lunalis
  • Botys contigualis Walker, 1866
  • Botys thyasalis Walker, 1859

Adults are patchy brown. The patches are outlined in white.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Coptobasis lunalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 August 2012). "Coptobasis lunalis (Guenée, 1854)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 June 2018.


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