Patissa stenopteralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Patissa stenopteralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patissa
Species:
P. stenopteralis
Binomial name
Patissa stenopteralis
Hampson, 1919
Synonyms
  • Scirpophaga haplosticha Turner, 1937

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pure white with a pale cupreous-brown point below the costa and a patch below the cell. There is also a straight antemedial band and a dentate subterminal line.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 4 (23): 318   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.