Patissa curvilinealis

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

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

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. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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