Parancyla is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1919. Its single species, Parancyla argyrothysana, described in the same article, is found in Malawi's Mount Mulanje.[2]

Parancyla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: incertae sedis
Genus: Parancyla
Hampson, 1919[1]
Species:
P. argyrothysana
Binomial name
Parancyla argyrothysana
Hampson, 1919

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Parancyla Hampson, 1919". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 22, 2017.