Syllepis latimarginalis
| Syllepis latimarginalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syllepis |
| Species: | S. latimarginalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Syllepis latimarginalis Munroe, 1970 | |
Syllepis latimarginalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Munroe in 1970. It is found in Colombia.[1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The costa and terminal area of the forewings are dark chocolate brown. The costa is a little paler just beyond the middle. There is an oblique white band running antero-distad from basad of the middle of the posterior margin, ending along and beyond the anterior margin of the cell. There is a black line dividing the white medial and chocolate terminal bands, and a black line traversing the terminal band. The hindwings are white with a narrow black basal patch and there is a large subtriangular chocolate brown apical patch.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ New species of Syllepis with a key to the known species
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