Syllepte viridivertex

Syllepte viridivertex is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1920. It is found in Venezuela.[1]

Syllepte viridivertex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Syllepte
Species:
S. viridivertex
Binomial name
Syllepte viridivertex
(Schaus, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta viridivertex Schaus, 1920

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The wings are thinly scaled brownish grey with dull dark brown lines. The antemedial line on the forewings is slightly outcurved and there is a dark line on the discocellular not reaching the lower angle of the cell. There is a dentate postmedial line from the subcostal. The hindwings are more thinly scaled at the base and there is a dark line on the discocellular. The postmedial line is faintly dentate.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Schaus, W. (October 1920). "New Species of Neotropical Pyraustinae (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 22 (7): 172–190.


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