Syllepte holochralis

Syllepte holochralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.[1] It is endemic to Kenya.[2]

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

The wingspan is about 32 millimetres (1.3 in). Adults are uniform orange yellow.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte holochralis (Hampson, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. Hampson, George F. (July 1912). "Descriptions of new Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. Taylor and Francis. 10 (55): 17 – via Internet Archive.


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