Patoptoformis
''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: *''Patoptoformis ganesha'' (Yakovlev, 2004) *''Patoptoformis hanuman'' Yakovlev, 2006 *''Patoptoformis poltavskyi'' Yakovlev, 2020 *''Patoptoformis rimsaitae'' Saldaitis & Yakovlev, 2012 References

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