Syllepte dinawa

Syllepte dinawa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. dinawa
Binomial name
Syllepte dinawa
(Kenrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta dinawa Kenrick, 1912

Syllepte dinawa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Kenrick in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, clouded with dark grey. There is an irregular dark antemedian line and a vague postmedian line with a branch towards the angle. The apex is broadly irrorated with dark and below the costa at the end of the cell is a lunate mark. There is another smaller mark nearer the base. The hindwings are pale semihyaline, with traces of dark ante- and postmedian lines, the hind margin has a broad dark shade.[2]

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