Patoptoformis
| Patoptoformis | |
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| Patoptoformis ganesha | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Cossinae |
| Genus: | Patoptoformis Yakovlev, 2006 |
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Patoptoformis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]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.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The genus is known from Nepal, Northeast India (Assam), Laos, and southwestern China (Sichuan).[1]
Species
[edit]There are four recognized species:[1]
- Patoptoformis ganesha (Yakovlev, 2004)
- Patoptoformis hanuman Yakovlev, 2006
- Patoptoformis poltavskyi Yakovlev, 2020
- Patoptoformis rimsaitae Saldaitis & Yakovlev, 2012
References
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- ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Patoptoformis Yakovlev, 2006". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
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