Patania sabinusalis

Patania sabinusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu, Equateur, Orientale), Kenya, the Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Sri Lanka, India, Borneo, Java, Fiji, the Solomon Islands,[2] Taiwan[3] and Japan.

Patania sabinusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Patania
Species:
P. sabinusalis
Binomial name
Patania sabinusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys sabinusalis Walker, 1859
  • Pleuroptya sabinusalis
  • Syllepte sabinusalis
  • Sylepta imbutalis var. taihokualis Strand, 1918
  • Pyrausta faecalis Strand, 1918

The larvae feed on Boehmeria nivea, Urera hypselodendron and Triumfetta species.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Patania sabinusalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. Japanese Moths


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