Syllepte petroalis

Syllepte petroalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1927. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[1]

Syllepte petroalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Syllepte
Species:
S. petroalis
Binomial name
Syllepte petroalis
(Schaus, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta petroalis Schaus, 1927

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The wings are capucine buff with hair brown markings. The forewings have a fine outbent line antemedially from the costa to the inner margin and a subbasal fuscous small spot on the inner margin. There is a point in the cell, and line on the discocellular. The postmedial line is outbent and incurved from the costa to vein 5, then outbent and dentate to close to vein 2, inbent and downturned to the inner margin. There are smoky brownish suffusions through the cell and on the terminal area, leaving a clear capucine buff terminal line. The hindwings are suffused with smoky brownish except on the inner margin. There is a line on the discocellular and the postmedial line is well upbent below vein 3. The terminal line is as on the forewings.[2]

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. The Philippine journal of science


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