Syllepte brunnescens
Species of moth
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Syllepte brunnescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro),[1] Panama and Mexico.[2]
| Syllepte brunnescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syllepte |
| Species: | S. brunnescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Syllepte brunnescens (Hampson, 1912) | |
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The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The forewings are pale reddish brown, with a paler inner half. There are traces of a sinuous antemedial line and there is a faint dark spot in the middle of the cell, as well as a discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is indistinct. The hindwings are pale reddish brown with whitish basal and inner areas. There is a slight dark discoidal bar and an indistinct dark medial line.[3]
