Syllepte segnalis

Syllepte segnalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syllepte
Species: S. segnalis
Binomial name
Syllepte segnalis
(Leech, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Coptobasis segnalis Leech, 1889

Syllepte segnalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Leech in 1889. It is endemic to Japan.[1]

The wingspan is 19–23 millimetres (0.75–0.91 in).[2] The forewings are brownish-black, with a pale yellow discal spot and a wavy central band on the wing. The under surface are as above, but the markings are not so distinct.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moths of Japan
  3. New species of Deltoids and Pyrales from Corea, North China, and Japan


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