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Syllepis semifuneralis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Syllepis

Syllepis semifuneralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Munroe in 1970. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are black with a few white scales on the posterior margin basad of the middle. The hindwings are white, but the base and apex are black. There is a broken black subterminal line extending from the apical patch nearly to the anal angle. There is also some yellowish staining along the middle of the termen.

References

Syllepis semifuneralis Wikipedia