Patoptoformis

Patoptoformis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.^[1][2]

Patoptoformis
Patoptoformis ganesha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Subfamily:	Cossinae
Genus:	Patoptoformis Yakovlev, 2006
Species
See text

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.^[2]

Distribution

The genus is known from Nepal, Northeast India (Assam), Laos, and southwestern China (Sichuan).^[1]

Species

There are four recognized species:^[1]

• Patoptoformis ganesha (Yakovlev, 2004)
• Patoptoformis hanuman Yakovlev, 2006
• Patoptoformis poltavskyi Yakovlev, 2020
• Patoptoformis rimsaitae Saldaitis & Yakovlev, 2012