Patania violacealis

Patania violacealis is a moth in the family Crambidae that is endemic in Réunion. The wingspan of this moth is approx. 25mm.

Patania violacealis
Patania violacealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Subfamily:
Spilomelinae
Genus:
Patania
Species:
P. violacealis
Binomial name
Patania violacealis
(Guillermet, 1996)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syllepte violacealis Guillermet, 1996
  • Pleuroptya violacealis

It looks very similar to Herpetogramma licarsisalis, but under light the surface of its wings shines violet.

See also

List of moths of Réunion

References
  1. gni.globalnames.org
  • De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte violacealis (Guillermet, 1996)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.


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