Patissa virginea explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1852) . Afromoths . 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 . 10.11865/zs20140201 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702074137/http://www.zootax.com.cn/admin/downfile.aspx?id=33812 . July 2, 2014.
  4. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1896 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma . Moths Volume IV . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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