Biology:Patissa virginea
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patissa |
| Species: | P. virginea
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| Binomial name | |
| Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1863)
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Patissa virginea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa ,[2] Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.[3]
Description
The wingspan is 22 mm. The forewings are pure white. Palpi and legs slightly tinged with fulvous color. Forewings sometimes with a black speck at the upper angle of the cell.[4]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Patissa virginea (Zeller, 1852)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PATIVIRG. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ↑ Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. http://www.zootax.com.cn/admin/downfile.aspx?id=33812.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180032#page/5/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q14051951 entry
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