Patissa virginea
Patissa virginea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa,[2] Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.[3]
| Patissa virginea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patissa |
| Species: | P. virginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1863) | |
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Description
The wingspan is 22 mm. The forewings are pure white. Palpi and legs slightly tinged with fulvous color. Forewings sometimes with a black speck at the upper angle of the cell.[4]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1852)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
- Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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