Patissa rufitinctalis

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

Patissa rufitinctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white, suffused with pale rufous. The hindwings of the males are white. The hindwings of the females are also white, but the inner area suffused with pale rufous.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 318


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