Kingdom Animalia Family Crambidae Scientific name Pleuroptya balteata Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Patania Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Diasemiopsis ramburialis, Patania, Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis, Diasemia | ||
Patania balteata is a moth of the Crambidae family. 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. There is also an old record from Hawaii.
The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are pale brown with several faint dark zigzag lines across each wing.
The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Quercus serrata and Castanea species.
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