Syllepte dioptalis

Syllepte dioptalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Syllepte
Species:	S. dioptalis
Binomial name
	Syllepte dioptalis; (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
	Erilusa dioptalis Walker, 1866; Erilusa pseudauxo C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875; Halesidota secta Walker, [1865] (preocc.);

Syllepte dioptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Honduras and Brazil (Ega, Amazonas).^[1]

Adults are bright metallic blue, the wings black with azure and purple reflections. The forewings have two white, nearly hyaline broad streaks in the disc. The hindwings have a broad white, nearly hyaline, stripe in the disc.^[2]

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1376 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1376 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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