Syllepte desmialis

Syllepte desmialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Syllepte
Species:	S. desmialis
Binomial name
	Syllepte desmialis; (Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
	Sylepta desmialisHampson, 1912;

Last updated November 19, 2021

Syllepte desmialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.^[1] It is found in Nigeria.^[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings have a subbasal hyaline (glass-like) point in the cell and quadrate antemedial spots in the cell, the latter with a spot below it. There is a lunulate mark just beyond the cell composed of five almost conjoined spots between veins 3 and 8, the two middle ones larger. The hindwings have an oblique dark medial line ending above the tornus and a quadrate discoidal hyaline spot with a short dark line on its outer edge.^[3]

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References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte desmialis (Hampson, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
↑ Hampson, George F. (July 1912). "Descriptions of new Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. Taylor and Francis. 10 (55): 8 – via Internet Archive.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte desmialis (Hampson, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[3] Hampson, George F. (July 1912). "Descriptions of new Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. Taylor and Francis. 10 (55): 8 – via Internet Archive.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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