Syllepte retractalis
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| Species: | S. retractalis
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| Syllepte retractalis (Hampson, 1912)
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Syllepte retractalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Ivory Coast.[2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, the costa and veins tinged with fulvous. The antemedial line is fuscous and oblique and there is a fuscous discoidal bar. The postmedial line is fuscous, slightly bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to the lower angle of the cell, and oblique to the inner margin near the antemedial line. There is a fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are pale yellow with a fuscous discoidal spot and a fuscous postmedial line, bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to the lower angle of the cell and oblique to above the tornus. There is also a fuscous terminal line.[3]
The larvae feed on Cola nitida and Theobroma cacao.
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 10 (55): 13
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