Patissa tinctalis

Patissa tinctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. tinctalis
Binomial name
Patissa tinctalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Brihaspa tinctalis Hampson, 1919
  • Donacaula catoxodes Turner, 1911

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

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white tinged with fulvous brown and with a double fulvous-brown subterminal line. The hindwings are white with a very slight fulvous brown tinge.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 4 (23): 318 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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