Syllepte cathanalis

Syllepte cathanalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. cathanalis
Binomial name
Syllepte cathanalis
(Schaus, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta cathanalis Schaus, 1927

Syllepte cathanalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1927. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao).[1]

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The wings are iridescent purple drab, the forewings with light orange yellow at the base and the hindwings with a maize yellow fringe on the inner margin.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. The Philippine journal of science
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