Synechodes platysema

Synechodes platysema is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java in Indonesia.

Synechodes platysema
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S. platysema
Binomial name
Synechodes platysema
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Sagalassa platysema Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a pale yellow costal margin and a yellow spot near the base, as well as a pale yellow, moon-shaped spot. The hindwings are yellow, but black at the base. There is a black marginal band.[1]

References

  1. Kallies, A. (2004). "The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and Adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 147 (1): 1-20.


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