Synechodes diabolus

Synechodes diabolus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Brachodidae
Genus:	Synechodes
Species:	S. diabolus
Binomial name
	Synechodes diabolus; (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
	Atychia diabolus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875;

Synechodes diabolus is a moth in the family Brachodidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found on the Moluccas and in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is 16.5–18 mm for males and 22-22.5 mm for females. The forewings are black, with a yellow spot and a yellow patch near the base. The hindwings are black, with a yellow subbasal band.

References

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

Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum

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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.