Patissa virginea

Patissa virginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species: P. virginea
Binomial name
Patissa virginea
(Zeller, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga virginea Zeller, 1852
  • Crambus multivagellus Swinhoe, 1886

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]

The forewings are pure white, sometimes with a black speck at the upper angle of the cell.

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