Syllepte subcyaneoalba

Syllepte subcyaneoalba is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]

Syllepte subcyaneoalba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Syllepte
Species:
S. subcyaneoalba
Binomial name
Syllepte subcyaneoalba
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta subcyaneoalba Hampson, 1918

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are very dark brown, glossed with purple. There is a faint rather diffused dark antemedial line and an indistinct dark discoidal bar. The postmedial line is faint, dark and rather diffused, erect to vein 3, then retracted to below the end of the cell and erect to the inner margin. There is a slight pale line at the base of the cilia. The hindwings are very dark brown, glossed with purple and there are traces of a dark discoidal spot and a diffused postmedial line. There is also a slight pale line at the base of the cilia.[3]

References
  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 subcyaneoalba (Hampson, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. Hampson, George F. (March 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. Taylor and Francis. 1 (3): 261 – via Internet Archive.


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