Patissa fractilinealis
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| Patissa fractilinealis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
