Syllepte nigriflava

Syllepte nigriflava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. nigriflava
Binomial name
Syllepte nigriflava
(Swinhoe, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta nigriflava Swinhoe, 1894

Syllepte nigriflava is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in India (Meghalaya, Sikkim).[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are orange, the forewings without a spot in the cell. The discocellular spot of both wings, the antemedial line of the forewings and the postmedial lines of both wings are black and the outer area and margin are unmarked.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. The Fauna of British Ceylon and Burma
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