Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth

''Patania silicalis'', the herbivorous pleuroptya moth, is a moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and North America, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and New York, south to Florida.