Patissa curvilinealis

Patissa curvilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Patissa curvilinealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. curvilinealis
Binomial name
Patissa curvilinealis
Hampson, 1896

Description

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

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003โ€“2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis โ€“ via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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