Patissa atricostalis

Patissa atricostalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species: P. atricostalis
Binomial name
Patissa atricostalis
Hampson, 1919

Patissa atricostalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia[1] and Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are pure whitish, with a blackish costa of the forewings.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Patissa at funet
  3. Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 317


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