Patania balteata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found across southern Europe, Africa and Asia, including Japan, Korea, Réunion, Madagascar, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine, as well as New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. There is also an old record from Hawaii.
| Patania balteata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patania |
| Species: | P. balteata |
| Binomial name | |
| Patania balteata (Fabricius, 1798) | |
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The wingspan is 25–32 millimetres (0.98–1.26 in).
The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Quercus serrata and Castanea species.
References
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 December 2009). " Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- Japanese Moths
- Fauna Europaea
External links
Media related to Pleuroptya balteata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pleuroptya balteata at Wikispecies
