Patissa termipunctalis

Patissa termipunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species: P. termipunctalis
Binomial name
Patissa termipunctalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Topeutis termipunctalis Hampson, 1919

Patissa termipunctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Malawi.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale pink, irrorated with a few dark brown scales, as well as a slight dark brown spot ath the lower angle of the cell and a terminal series of black points. The hindwings are silvery white.[3]

References

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


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