Patissa rufitinctalis

Patissa rufitinctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]

Patissa rufitinctalis
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P. rufitinctalis
Binomial name
Patissa rufitinctalis
Hampson, 1919

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white, suffused with pale rufous. The hindwings of the males are white. The hindwings of the females are also white, but the inner area suffused with pale rufous.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Patissa rufitinctalis Hampson, 1919". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 4 (23): 318


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