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Syllepte brunnescens

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Syllepte brunnescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species:
S. brunnescens
Binomial name
Syllepte brunnescens
(Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta brunnescens Hampson, 1912
  • Sylepta imbroglialis Dyar, 1914

Syllepte brunnescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro),[1] Panama and Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The forewings are pale reddish brown, with a paler inner half. There are traces of a sinuous antemedial line and there is a faint dark spot in the middle of the cell, as well as a discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is indistinct. The hindwings are pale reddish brown with whitish basal and inner areas. There is a slight dark discoidal bar and an indistinct dark medial line.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Syllepte brunnescens (Hampson, 1912)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (8) 10 (55): 13 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.