Syllepte disciselenalis

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Syllepte disciselenalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Syllepte
Species:
S. disciselenalis
Binomial name
Syllepte disciselenalis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta disciselenalisHampson, 1918

Syllepte disciselenalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. [1] It is found in Malawi. [2]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are glossy grey brown with a small pure white discoidal lunule and a white postmedial bar from vein 8 to the discal fold, formed by three conjoined spots, then an indistinct dark line slightly defined on the outer side by whitish, excurved to below vein 3, then retracted to the lower angle of the cell, and excurved above the inner margin. The hindwings are glossy grey brown with a small white postmedial spot at the discal fold, then an indistinct dark postmedial line, faintly defined on the outer side by whitish, slightly bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, then bent inwards to below the end of the cell and somewhat excurved to the inner margin. [3]

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References

  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 disciselenalis (Hampson, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ Hampson, George F. (March 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. Taylor and Francis. 1 (3): 260 – via Internet Archive.


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