Syllepte vagans
Syllepte vagans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Syllepte |
Species: | S. vagans |
Binomial name | |
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) | |
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Syllepte vagans, the leaden pearl, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Tutt in 1890.[1] It is found in South Africa,[2] Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3] It is recorded infrequently in the Great Britain through accidental import.
The wingspan is 23–26 millimetres (0.91–1.02 in).[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ African Moths
- ↑ Hants Moths
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