Biology:Patissa nigropunctata

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Short description: Species of moth

Patissa nigropunctata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. nigropunctata
Binomial name
Patissa nigropunctata
(Wileman & South, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga nigropunctata Wileman & South, 1918

Patissa nigropunctata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wileman and South in 1918.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2]

The forewings of the males are white with a brownish tinge and a black spot at the lower angle of the cell. The forewings of the females are paler than those of the males. There are black spots at the upper and the lower angles of the cell.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14051555 entry