Protrigonia

Protrigonia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by George Hampson in 1896.^[1] It contains only one species, Protrigonia zizanialis, described by Charles Swinhoe in 1886, which is found in Sri Lanka and western India.^[2]

Protrigonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Odontiinae
Genus:	Protrigonia Hampson, 1896
Species:	P. zizanialis
Binomial name
Protrigonia zizanialis (C. Swinhoe, 1886)
Synonyms
Pyralis zizanialis C. Swinhoe, 1886

The forewings are pinkish white, suffused with brown. The costal line is brown with a brown ringlet. The submarginal band is also brown. The hindwings are white, but grey towards the outer border.^[3]