Syllepte macallalis

Syllepte macallalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by West in 1931. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).^[1]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are white, the veins buff-brown and buff-brown on the costa. The subbasal area is buff-brown on the upper half, the distal edge reaching down to the inner margin. The antemedial fascia consists of a deeply dentate, buff-brown line and the spot in the cell and another on the discocellulars are buff-brown. The postmedial fascia are buff-brown, commencing at the costa as a line, inwardly oblique to the base of a vein, sharply angled, then outwardly oblique to vein 4, where it becomes a wide suffusion to the inner margin. The subterminal fascia consists of a buff-brown line inwardly oblique to vein 4, slightly excurved to vein 2, where it is merged into the suffusion of the postmedial. The subterminal area is suffused with buff-brown. The hindwings are cream-colour, the postmedial fascia consisting of a faint buff-brown line from the costa to vein 3. The subterminal area is lightly suffused with buff-brown.^[2]

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