Patania hemipolialis

Patania hemipolialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Patania hemipolialis
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P. hemipolialis
Binomial name
Patania hemipolialis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta hemipolialis Hampson, 1918

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are yellow, tinged with fulvous up to the postmedial line, the costal area is paler and the terminal area is pale grey-brown. The base is tinged with grey-brown and there is a waved brown antemedial line. The hindwings have a pale yellow basal half, while the terminal half is pale grey-brown.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology


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