Synechodes platysema

Synechodes platysema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Brachodidae
Genus:	Synechodes
Species:	S. platysema
Binomial name
	Synechodes platysema; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Sagalassa platysema Meyrick, 1921;

Synechodes platysema is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java in Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a pale yellow costal margin and a yellow spot near the base, as well as a pale yellow, moon-shaped spot. The hindwings are yellow, but black at the base. There is a black marginal band.[1]

References

Kallies, A. (2004). "The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and Adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 147 (1): 1-20.

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[1] Kallies, A. (2004). "The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and Adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 147 (1): 1-20.