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Syllepte achromalis

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

Syllepte achromalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 millimetres (0.94 in). Adults are pale brownish ochreous, with uniform glossy ochreous wings. The forewings with a faint dark point in the middle of the cell and a discoidal lunule.[3]

References

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  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 achromalis (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. 10 (55). Taylor and Francis: 18 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.