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Genus of moths

Patoptoformis
Patoptoformis ganesha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae
Genus: Patoptoformis
Yakovlev, 2006
Species

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Patoptoformis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.

Description

The genus consists of small dark colored moths with dark hair densely covering the body. The antennae are bipectinate. Forewing with a scarcely seen streaky pattern; hindwing dark without pattern; fringe evenly dark on both wings. Sexual dimorphism weakly expressed but female somewhat larger than male with wider wings and non-pectinate antennae.

Distribution

The genus is known from Nepal, Northeast India (Assam), Laos, and southwestern China (Sichuan).

Species

There are four recognized species:

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Patoptoformis Yakovlev, 2006". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ivinskis, Povilas; Rimsaite, Jolanta; Saldaitis, Aidas & Yakovlev, Roman (2012). "Description of two new species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from China". ZooKeys. 192: 35–49. doi:10.3897/zookeys.192.2611.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
Taxon identifiers
Patoptoformis


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