Patissa virginea
| Patissa virginea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patissa |
| Species: | P. virginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Patissa virginea is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, South Africa.,[2] Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.[3]
Description
Wingspan is 22mm. The forewings are pure white. Palpi and legs slightly tinged with fulvous color. Fore wings sometimes with a black speck at the upper angle of the cell.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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