Syllepte dioptalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species:
S. dioptalis
Binomial name
Syllepte dioptalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Erilusa dioptalis Walker, 1866
  • Erilusa pseudauxo C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Halesidota secta Walker, [1865] (preocc.)

Syllepte dioptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. 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

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1376 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.