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Syllepte monoleuca

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Species of moth

Syllepte monoleuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. monoleuca
Binomial name
Syllepte monoleuca
(Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta monoleuca Hampson, 1912

Syllepte monoleuca is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are uniform black brown with a cupreous tinge. The hindwings are black brown with a cupreous tinge, with a rather quadrate white spot beyond the lower angle of the cell.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Syllepte monoleuca


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