Syllepte aureotinctalis

Syllepte aureotinctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. aureotinctalis
Binomial name
Syllepte aureotinctalis
(Kenrick, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta aureotinctalis Kenrick, 1917

Syllepte aureotinctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family that is known from Madagascar.

The forewings of this species are semi-hyaline with golden reflections, the antemedian line is indicated by two dark dots; a dark dot at the end of the cell and two dots nearer the inner margin. The postmedian line is indicated by four faint dots. The hindwings are similar, with a row of dark marginal dots and golden fringes. The wingspan of this moth is approx. 34 mm.[2]

References

  1. ↑ afromoths.net
  2. ↑ Biodiversitylibrary.org: Kenrick, G. H. 1917. New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1917:p.100, pl.5


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