Patania hemipolialis explained

Patania hemipolialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are yellow, tinged with fulvous up to the postmedial line, the costal area is paler and the terminal area is pale grey-brown. The base is tinged with grey-brown and there is a waved brown antemedial line. The hindwings have a pale yellow basal half, while the terminal half is pale grey-brown.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/ser9annalsmagazi01londuoft/ser9annalsmagazi01londuoft_djvu.txt The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology