Syllepte brunnescens

Syllepte brunnescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro),[1] Panama and Mexico.[2]

Syllepte brunnescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Syllepte
Species:
S. brunnescens
Binomial name
Syllepte brunnescens
(Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta brunnescens Hampson, 1912
  • Sylepta imbroglialis Dyar, 1914

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The forewings are pale reddish brown, with a paler inner half. There are traces of a sinuous antemedial line and there is a faint dark spot in the middle of the cell, as well as a discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is indistinct. The hindwings are pale reddish brown with whitish basal and inner areas. There is a slight dark discoidal bar and an indistinct dark medial line.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Syllepte brunnescens (Hampson, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (8) 10 (55): 13


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