Patissa curvilinealis
| Patissa curvilinealis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patissa |
| Species: | P. curvilinealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Patissa curvilinealis Hampson, 1896 | |
Patissa curvilinealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are yellowish white, but the basal two-thirds of the costa are reddish brown. There is a brown line from the costa to the base of the inner margin. The hindwings are white, with faint traces of a medial brown line and a fine marginal line.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895: 912
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