The eponym for the species name "wynneae" is Patricia J. Wynne, an artist-in-residence for the American Museum of Natural History's Department of Mammalogy.

Of Wynne, the authors wrote, "Exceptional for clarity, elegant rendering, and meticulous attention to relevant detail, Patricia's work is immediately recognizable and inimitable.

"[2] Patricia's disk-winged bat has a short and narrow snout, and its braincase is globular.

It has oblong adhesive disks on its thumbs and feet.

[2] It inhabits lowland areas from 55–300 m (180–984 ft) in Peru and Brazil.