Syllepte disticta

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

Syllepte disticta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown with a purplish-grey gloss and with small white postmedial spots above and below vein 7. There is a punctiform (dotted) white line at the base of the cilia. The hindwings are fuscous brown with a cupreous gloss and with a fine white line at the base of the cilia.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
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): 18 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[2] 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): 18 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.