''Patanotis'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Momphidae
The Momphidae, or mompha moths, is a family of moths with some 115 described species. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1857. These moths tend to be rather small with a wingspan of up to 21 mm. The wings are he ...
. The species of this genus are found in
Sri Lanka.
Meyrick, 1913. Genera Insectorum. fasc. 165
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Species
*'' Patanotis harmosta'' Meyrick, 1913
*'' Patanotis metallidias'' Meyrick, 1913
References
ftp.funet.fr
Momphidae
Moths of Sri Lanka
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