Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Syllepte | |
Syllepte cathanalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1927. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao).
The wingspan is about 37 mm. The wings are iridescent purple drab, the forewings with light orange yellow at the base and the hindwings with a maize yellow fringe on the inner margin.
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