| Syllepte belialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syllepte |
| Species: | S. belialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Syllepte belialis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Syllepte belialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil, Honduras, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico [1] and Cuba. [2]
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