Patania hemipolialis

Patania hemipolialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patania
Species: P. hemipolialis
Binomial name
Patania hemipolialis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta hemipolialis Hampson, 1918

Patania hemipolialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1918. It is found in Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are yellow, tinged with fulvous up to the postmedial line, the costal area is paler and the terminal area is pale grey-brown. The base is tinged with grey-brown and there is a waved brown antemedial line. The hindwings have a pale yellow basal half, while the terminal half is pale grey-brown.[2]

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