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Patissa fractilinealis

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Patissa fractilinealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. fractilinealis
Binomial name
Patissa fractilinealis
Hampson, 1919

Patissa fractilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Kenya and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white irrorated (sprinkled) with chocolate brown. The costal edge is chocolate brown on the basal half, a small chocolate-brown spot at the upper angle of the cell and a chocolate-brown line from the costa to the inner margin. The hindwings are white, irrorated with some chocolate-brown scales on the terminal half.[3]

References

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  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 fractilinealis Hampson, 1919". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.