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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patissa |
| Species: | P. xanthoperas |
| Binomial name | |
| Patissa xanthoperas (Hampson, 1896) | |
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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
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 913
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