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(Redirected from Leucinodes vagans) Species of moth

Syllepte vagans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. vagans
Binomial name
Syllepte vagans
(Tutt, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Aphytoceros vagans Tutt, 1890
  • Leucinodes vagans
  • Aphytoceros longipalpis Warren, 1892

Syllepte vagans, the leaden pearl, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Tutt in 1890. It is found in South Africa, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is recorded infrequently in the Great Britain through accidental import.

The wingspan is 23–26 millimetres (0.91–1.02 in).

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  3. African Moths
  4. Hants Moths
Taxon identifiers
Syllepte vagans


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