Syllepte planeflava

Syllepte planeflava is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

Syllepte planeflava
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S. planeflava
Binomial name
Syllepte planeflava
(Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta planeflava Hampson, 1912

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are yellow with faint traces of a deeper yellow antemedial line, discoidal bar and postmedial line oblique below the discal fold. The hindwings are paler yellow.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. 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): 17 via Internet Archive.


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