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Syllepte picalis
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syllepte picalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Meghalaya, India.[1]
The wingspan is about 48 mm. The wings are white with the veins strongly streaked with black. The forewings have a black costal area and a black spot near the base of the inner margin. There is an oblique black streak between vein 1 and the middle of the inner margin. There is a short streak below the base of vein 2 and spots on the cell and the discocellulars. The terminal third of the wing is black, tinged with purplish grey. The hindwings have a discoidal black spot and a postmedial line which is excurved between veins 5 and 2.[2]
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