Patania violacealis
Patania violacealis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae that is endemic in Réunion. The wingspan of this moth is approx. 25mm.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patania |
| Species: | P. violacealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Patania violacealis (Guillermet, 1996)[1] | |
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It very similar to Herpetogramma licarsisalis in appearance, but under light the surface of its wings shines violet.
See also
References
- De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte violacealis (Guillermet, 1996)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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