Syllepte monoleuca is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]
| Syllepte monoleuca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syllepte |
| Species: | S. monoleuca
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| Binomial name | |
| Syllepte monoleuca (Hampson, 1912)
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The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are uniform black brown with a cupreous tinge. The hindwings are black brown with a cupreous tinge, with a rather quadrate white spot beyond the lower angle of the cell.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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