Patissa nigropunctata

Patissa nigropunctata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wileman and South in 1918.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2]

Patissa nigropunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. nigropunctata
Binomial name
Patissa nigropunctata
(Wileman & South, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga nigropunctata Wileman & South, 1918

The forewings of the males are white with a brownish tinge and a black spot at the lower angle of the cell. The forewings of the females are paler than those of the males. There are black spots at the upper and the lower angles of the cell.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003โ€“2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163โ€“208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.


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