Syllepte elphegalis
| Syllepte elphegalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syllepte |
| Species: | S. elphegalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Syllepte elphegalis (Schaus, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Syllepte elphegalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1927. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[1]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The wings are light brownish olive, the forewings with blackish lines. The antemedial line is outbent to the median, then vertical. There is a fuscous streak on the discocellular and the postmedial line is almost vertical to vein 2, slightly retracted and faintly inbent to the inner margin. The hindwings have a postmedial line and cilia as on the forewings.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ The Philippine journal of science
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/7/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.