Patania tenuis

Patania tenuis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Warren in 1896.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Patania tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Patania
Species:
P. tenuis
Binomial name
Patania tenuis
(Warren, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Notarcha tenuis Warren, 1896
  • Pleuroptya tenuis
  • Sylepta crocophanes Lower, 1902

The wings are translucent brown, with wiggly brown lines, as well as three dark marks along the forewing costa and one mark on the hindwing costa.[2]

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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