Patania sabinusalis

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;

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

The larvae feed on Boehmeria nivea, Urera hypselodendron, Triumfetta species, Cypholophus macrocephalus, Pipturus sp. and Musa textilis (Manila hemp).[4]

References

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

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