''Patania violacealis'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae that is endemic in
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
.
The wingspan of this moth is approx. 25mm.
It looks very similar to ''
Herpetogramma licarsisalis
''Herpetogramma licarsisalis'', the grass webworm or pale sod-webworm, is a moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae.
It is distributed in most of the Old World tropics, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, the Democratic ...
'', but under light the surface of its wings shines violet.
See also
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List of moths of Réunion
References
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Moths described in 1996
Endemic fauna of Réunion
Spilomelinae
Moths of Réunion
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