Syllepte nigriscriptalis explained

Syllepte nigriscriptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896. It is found in India, where it has been recorded from Assam[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about . The forewings are dark fawn, with distinct black markings. The first line is curved, located near the base, followed by a small black spot in the cell and a black lunule on the discocellular. The second line is formed of interrupted roundish wedge-shaped marks from the costa at three fourths, running parallel to the hindmargin. The hindwings are less thickly scaled, with the same markings as on the forewings, but without a basal line and first cell spot.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . June 21, 2018.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Syllepte nigriscriptalis (Warren, 1896) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 21, 2018.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof6171896lond#page/100/mode/1up Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (6) 17 (97): 100