Syllepte picalis
| Syllepte picalis | |
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| Syllepte picalis Hampson 1898 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syllepte |
| Species: | S. picalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Syllepte picalis (Hampson, 1898) | |
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Syllepte picalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Meghalaya, India.[1]
The wingspan is about 48 mm. The wings are white with the veins strongly streaked with black. The forewings have a black costal area and a black spot near the base of the inner margin. There is an oblique black streak between vein 1 and the middle of the inner margin. There is a short streak below the base of vein 2 and spots on the cell and the discocellulars. The terminal third of the wing is black, tinged with purplish grey. The hindwings have a discoidal black spot and a postmedial line which is excurved between veins 5 and 2.[2]
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 719
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