Syllepis semifuneralis

Syllepis semifuneralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1970. It is found in Bolivia[1] and Peru.

Syllepis semifuneralis
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S. semifuneralis
Binomial name
Syllepis semifuneralis
Munroe, 1970

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are black with a few white scales on the posterior margin basad of the middle. The hindwings are white, but the base and apex are black. There is a broken black subterminal line extending from the apical patch nearly to the anal angle. There is also some yellowish staining along the middle of the termen.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. Munroe, Eugene (1970). "New Species of Syllepis Poey (Pyralidae: Pyraustinae), with a Key to Known Species" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 24 (4): 287–291 via Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.


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