Syllepte brunnescens
Syllepte brunnescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Syllepte |
Species: | S. brunnescens |
Binomial name | |
Syllepte brunnescens (Hampson, 1912) | |
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Syllepte brunnescens is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro),[1] Panama and Mexico.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are pale reddish brown, with a paler inner half. There are traces of a sinuous antemedial line and there is a faint dark spot in the middle of the cell, as well as a discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is indistinct. The hindwings are pale reddish brown with whitish basal and inner areas. There is a slight dark discoidal bar and an indistinct dark medial line.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Syllepte at funet
- ↑ Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 10 (55): 13
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