Patissa erythrozonalis

Patissa erythrozonalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species: P. erythrozonalis
Binomial name
Patissa erythrozonalis
Hampson, 1896

Patissa erythrozonalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in India (Punjab, Nilgiris) and Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are pure white with a ferruginous band from the upper angle of the cell to the inner margin. There are three ferruginous specks below the costa and a marginal series of specks.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895: 910


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