Syllepte ageneta

Syllepte ageneta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Syllepte ageneta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species:
S. ageneta
Binomial name
Syllepte ageneta
(Turner, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta ageneta Turner, 1908

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are ochreous-fuscous with fuscous, obscure lines. There is a faint linear discal dot before the middle. The hindwings are fuscous, with an ochreous tinge. There is a postmedian fuscous line produced towards the termen in the mid-third, forming an obtuse process like that of forewings.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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