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Syllepte planeflava

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

Syllepte planeflava is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are yellow with faint traces of a deeper yellow antemedial line, discoidal bar and postmedial line oblique below the discal fold. The hindwings are paler yellow.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ 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: 17 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.