Syllepte vagans

Syllepte vagans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. vagans
Binomial name
Syllepte vagans
(Tutt, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Aphytoceros vagans Tutt, 1890
  • Leucinodes vagans
  • Aphytoceros longipalpis Warren, 1892

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 mm.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ African Moths
  4. ↑ Hants Moths


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