Patania violacealis is a moth in the family Crambidae that is endemic in Réunion. The wingspan of this moth is approx. 25mm.
Patania violacealis | |
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Patania violacealis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
Genus: | Patania |
Species: | P. violacealis |
Binomial name | |
Patania violacealis (Guillermet, 1996)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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It looks very similar to Herpetogramma licarsisalis, but under light the surface of its wings shines violet.
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