Syllepte vagans
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Syllepte |
Species: | S. vagans
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Binomial name | |
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890)
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Syllepte vagans, the leaden pearl, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Tutt in 1890.[1] It is found in South Africa,[2] Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3] It is recorded infrequently in the Great Britain through accidental import.
The wingspan is 23–26 millimetres (0.91–1.02 in).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ African Moths
- ^ Hants Moths