Syllepte fulviceps
Syllepte fulviceps is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1909.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Orientale).[2]
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| Syllepte fulviceps Bethune-Baker, 1909 | |
The wingspan is about 38 mm. Both wings are uniform pale slate-grey, with a lustrous bluish-lilac sheen in certain lights. The forewings have a very fine small subbasal pencil of dark purplish scales just below vein 1.[3]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Afromoths
- biostor.org
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