Syllepte picalis
| Syllepte picalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syllepte |
| Species: | S. picalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Syllepte picalis (Hampson, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Syllepte picalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1898. It is found in India (Meghalaya).[1]
The wingspan is about 48 mm. The wings are white with the veins strongly streaked with black. The forewings have a black costal area and a black spot near the base of the inner margin. There is an oblique black streakbetween vein 1 and the middle of the inner margin. There is a short streak below the base of vein 2 and spots on the cell and the discocellulars. The terminal third of the wing is black, tinged with purplish grey. The hindwings have a discoidal black spot and a postmedial line which is excurved between veins 5 and 2.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 719
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