Patania sabinusalis

Patania sabinusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Australia, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu, Equateur, Orientale), Kenya, the Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Sri Lanka, India, Borneo, Java, Fiji, New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands,[2] Taiwan[3] and Japan.

Patania sabinusalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patania
Species:
P. sabinusalis
Binomial name
Patania sabinusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
List
  • Botys sabinusalis Walker, 1859
  • Pleuroptya sabinusalis
  • Syllepte sabinusalis
  • Sylepta imbutalis var. taihokualis Strand, 1918
  • Pyrausta faecalis Strand, 1918

The larvae feed on Boehmeria nivea, Urera hypselodendron, Triumfetta species, Cypholophus macrocephalus, Pipturus sp. and Musa textilis (Manila hemp).[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Patania sabinusalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pim/pdf/pim11.pdf


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