Syllepte dioptalis

Syllepte dioptalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. dioptalis
Binomial name
Syllepte dioptalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Erilusa dioptalis Walker, 1866
  • Erilusa pseudauxo C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Halesidota secta Walker, [1865] (preocc.)

Syllepte dioptalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Honduras and Brazil (Ega, Amazonas).[1]

Adults are bright metallic blue, the wings black with azure and purple reflections. The forewings have two white, nearly hyaline broad streaks in the disc. The hindwings have a broad white, nearly hyaline, stripe in the disc.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1376
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