Syllepte diacymalis

Syllepte diacymalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Syllepte
Species:	S. diacymalis
Binomial name
	Syllepte diacymalis; (Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
	Sylepta diacymalis Hampson, 1912;

Syllepte diacymalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Mexico (Morelos),[1] Guatemala and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 40–48 mm. The forewings are white tinged with ochreous yellow and faintly irrorated with grey, the costa is pure white, except at the base which is fulvous. There is a faint oblique grey antemedial line and a slight white discoidal striga. The postmedial line is indistinct, grey, oblique from vein 8 to the discal fold, bent outwards from vein 5 to below 3, then retracted to below the angle of the cell and oblique and sinuous to the inner margin. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with ochreous and irrorated with grey. There is a faint grey discoidal striga and the postmedial line is indistinct, grey, bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to below the end of the cell and again excurved.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology

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[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