Patissa virginea

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Patissa virginea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. virginea
Binomial name
Patissa virginea
(Zeller, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga virgineaZeller, 1852
  • Crambus multivagellusSwinhoe, 1886

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]

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]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1852)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. 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 (inactive 14 January 2025). Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2025 (link)
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .