Prionapteryx arenalis

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

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| genus = Prionapteryx

| species = arenalis

| display_parents = 3

| authority = (Hampson, 1919)

| synonyms = *Surattha arenalis Hampson, 1919

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Prionapteryx arenalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in the Punjab region of what was British India.{{cite web |last=Nuss |first=M. |display-authors=etal |date=2003–2014 |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |accessdate=July 15, 2014}}

The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The forewings are whitish, uniformly suffused with pale reddish brown and with traces of a sinuous dark line. The hindwings are whitish, strongly suffused with reddish brown.{{cite journal |last=Hampson |first=George F. |date=1919 |url=https://archive.org/details/ser9annalsmagazi04londuoft/page/138 |title=Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae |journal=The Annals and Magazine of Natural History |series=9 |volume=4 |issue=21 |page=139 |via=Internet Archive}} {{PD-notice}}