Synechodes platysema

Synechodes platysema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brachodidae
Genus: Synechodes
Species: S. platysema
Binomial name
Synechodes platysema
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Sagalassa platysema Meyrick, 1921

Synechodes platysema is a moth in the Brachodidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a pale yellow costal margin and a yellow spot near the base, as well as a pale yellow, moon-shaped spot. The hindwings are yellow, but black at the base. There is a black marginal band.[1]

References

  1. Kallies, A., 2004: The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and Adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147 (1): 1-20.


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