Pycnarmon syleptalis

Pycnarmon syleptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found in Loja Province, Ecuador.[1]

Pycnarmon syleptalis
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P. syleptalis
Binomial name
Pycnarmon syleptalis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Entephria syleptalis Hampson, 1899

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are ochreous, tinged with olive and irrorated (sprinkled) with olive-brown scales. The costal area and terminal area are suffused with brown. The antemedial line is dark and there is a point in the cell, as well as a prominent discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is marked by points and there is a terminal series of black points. The hindwings are whitish, with a black discoidal point. The postmedial line is very strongly bent outwards between veins 2 and 5. The termen is suffused with brown and there is a terminal series of black strigae.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 621


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