Syllepis triangulifera

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

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

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are black with a broad triangular area based on the posterior margin on the basal half of the wing is white. The hindwings are white with a minute black basal patch and a black triangular apical patch. There are two minute black submarginal dots near the anal angle.[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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