Syllepte dioptalis
Syllepte dioptalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Syllepte |
Species: | S. dioptalis |
Binomial name | |
Syllepte dioptalis (Walker, 1866) | |
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Syllepte dioptalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Honduras and Brazil (Ega, Amazonas).[1]
Adults are bright metallic blue, the wings black with azure and purple reflections. The forewings have two white, nearly hyaline broad streaks in the disc. The hindwings have a broad white, nearly hyaline, stripe in the disc.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1376
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