Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cossidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Genus | |
Patoptoformis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
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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 consists of three species distributed in India (Assam), Nepal and south-eastern China (Sichuan)
Species
References
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