Syllepte elphegalis

Syllepte elphegalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1927. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).^[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The wings are light brownish olive, the forewings with blackish lines. The antemedial line is outbent to the median, then vertical. There is a fuscous streak on the discocellular and the postmedial line is almost vertical to vein 2, slightly retracted and faintly inbent to the inner margin. The hindwings have a postmedial line and cilia as on the forewings.^[2]

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