Syllepte vagans

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Syllepte vagans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species:
S. vagans
Binomial name
Syllepte vagans
(Tutt, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Aphytoceros vagansTutt, 1890
  • Leucinodes vagans
  • Aphytoceros longipalpisWarren, 1892

Syllepte vagans, the leaden pearl, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Tutt in 1890. [1] It is found in South Africa, [2] Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [3] It is recorded infrequently in the Great Britain through accidental import.

The wingspan is 23–26 millimetres (0.91–1.02 in). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ African Moths
  4. ↑ Hants Moths


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