Patania balteata

Patania balteata is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found across southern Europe, Africa and Asia, including Japan, Korea, Réunion, Madagascar, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine, as well as New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. There is also an old record from Hawaii.

Patania balteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Patania
Species:
P. balteata
Binomial name
Patania balteata
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena balteata Fabricius, 1798
  • Haritala balteata
  • Pleuroptya balteata
  • Sylepta aurantiacalis
  • Pleuroptya aurantiacalis
  • Botys accipitralis Walker, 1866
  • Hapalia fraterna Moore, 1886
  • Botys aurea Butler, 1879
  • Sylepta evergestialis Strand, 1918
  • Sylepta irregularis Rothschild, 1915
  • Pleuroptya balteata africalis P. Leraut, 2005
  • Botys mysolalis Walker, 1866

The wingspan is 25–32 millimetres (0.98–1.26 in). Adults are pale brown with several faint dark zigzag lines across each wing.

The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Quercus serrata and Castanea species.

References
    • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 December 2009). " Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
    • Japanese Moths
    • Fauna Europaea


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