Syllepte achromalis

Syllepte achromalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Syllepte
Species:	S. achromalis
Binomial name
	Syllepte achromalis; (Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
	Sylepta achromalis Hampson, 1912;

Syllepte achromalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 millimetres (0.94 in). Adults are pale brownish ochreous, with uniform glossy ochreous wings. The forewings with a faint dark point in the middle of the cell and a discoidal lunule.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte achromalis (Hampson, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
Hampson, George F. (July 1912). "Descriptions of new Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. Taylor and Francis. 10 (55): 18 – via Internet Archive.

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[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 achromalis (Hampson, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[3] Hampson, George F. (July 1912). "Descriptions of new Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. Taylor and Francis. 10 (55): 18 – via Internet Archive.