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Syllepte dioptalis

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Species of moth

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, (preocc.)

Syllepte dioptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Honduras and Brazil (Ega, Amazonas).

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Syllepte dioptalis


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