Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Syllepte | |
Syllepte retractalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Ivory Coast.
The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, the costa and veins tinged with fulvous. The antemedial line is fuscous and oblique and there is a fuscous discoidal bar. The postmedial line is fuscous, slightly bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to the lower angle of the cell, and oblique to the inner margin near the antemedial line. There is a fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are pale yellow with a fuscous discoidal spot and a fuscous postmedial line, bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to the lower angle of the cell and oblique to above the tornus. There is also a fuscous terminal line.
The larvae feed on Cola nitida and Theobroma cacao.