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Patissa fractilinealis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Patissa
Species:	P. fractilinealis
Binomial name
Patissa fractilinealis Hampson, 1919

Patissa fractilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Kenya and Uganda.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white irrorated (sprinkled) with chocolate brown. The costal edge is chocolate brown on the basal half, a small chocolate-brown spot at the upper angle of the cell and a chocolate-brown line from the costa to the inner margin. The hindwings are white, irrorated with some chocolate-brown scales on the terminal half.

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Patissa fractilinealis Hampson, 1919". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 4 (23): 318 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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