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Syllepte semilugens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Spilomelinae

Syllepte semilugens is a moth in the Crambidae family that is known from Cameroon, Sierra Leone and Guinea Equatorial.

The wingspan is approx. 33–38 mm. The forewings have a fulvous yellow basal area with a subbasal black spot on the inner margin. There is a medial pale yellow band with a slight brownish point in middle of the cell. The terminal half is pale brownish with a faint dark discoidal bar and some yellowish on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings have a pale yellow basal half, while the terminal half is pale brownish.

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Syllepte semilugens Wikipedia