Patissa xanthoperas

Patissa xanthoperas is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found on Sumatra.[1]

Patissa xanthoperas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. xanthoperas
Binomial name
Patissa xanthoperas
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga xanthoperas Hampson, 1896
  • Patissa melanostigma Strand, 1910

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are pure white with a black spot at the upper angle of the cell, as well as an orange-yellow apex.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 913 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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