Syngamia violescentalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1895. It is found in Grenada.[1]
| Syngamia violescentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Syngamia |
| Species: | S. violescentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Syngamia violescentalis Hampson, 1895
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are dark purplish grey, the wings irrorated (sprinkled) with bright scales. There is a nearly straight medial rufous line and curved postmedial line. The hindwings have a nearly straight medial line and obliquely curved postmedial line. Both wings have a pure white cilia, with a dark line at base.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, George F. (1895). "On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied Families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6. 16 (94). Taylor and Francis: 337 – via Internet Archive.
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