Syllepte dioptalis

Syllepte dioptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Honduras and Brazil (Ega, Amazonas).[1]

Syllepte dioptalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Syllepte
Species:
S. dioptalis
Binomial name
Syllepte dioptalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Erilusa dioptalis Walker, 1866
  • Erilusa pseudauxo C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Halesidota secta Walker, [1865] (preocc.)

Adults are bright metallic blue, the wings black with azure and purple reflections. The forewings have two white, nearly hyaline broad streaks in the disc. The hindwings have a broad white, nearly hyaline, stripe in the disc.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1376


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