Pramadea ovialis

Pramadea ovialis is a moth in the family Crambidae that is found in subtropical eastern and southern Africa, including islands of the Indian Ocean.[1] The species has also been recorded from West Africa.[2]

Pramadea ovialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Pramadea
Species:
P. ovialis
Binomial name
Pramadea ovialis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Antigastra cinnamomalis Saalmüller, 1880
  • Syllepte ovialis
  • Botys aburalis Plötz, 1880
  • Syllepte ovialis serei Guillermet, 2008

It has a wingspan of approximately 7–28 millimetres (0.28–1.10 in).[3]

References
  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte ovialis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  2. Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
  3. www.africanmoths.com(see picture underside)


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