Syllepte nigriflava

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Syllepte nigriflava
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species:
S. nigriflava
Binomial name
Syllepte nigriflava
(C. Swinhoe, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta nigriflavaC. Swinhoe, 1894

Syllepte nigriflava is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in the Indian states of Meghalaya and Sikkim. [1]

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Adults are orange, the forewings without a spot in the cell. The discocellular spot of both wings, the antemedial line of the forewings and the postmedial lines of both wings are black and the outer area and margin are unmarked. [2]

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References

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  2. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 335 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .