Patissa stenopteralis

Patissa stenopteralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species: P. stenopteralis
Binomial name
Patissa stenopteralis
Hampson, 1919
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga haplosticha Turner, 1937

Patissa stenopteralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pure white with a pale cupreous brown point below the costa and a patch below the cell. There is also a straight antemedial band and a dentate subterminal line.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 318


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