Syllepte straminea (Butler, 1875)
FAMILY | Crambidae |
SUBFAMILY | Spilomelinae |
GENUS | Syllepte |
SPECIES | straminea |
AUTHOR | (Butler, 1875) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Botys straminea, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, no 1055025, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 16(96):394–420. |
PAGINATION | 416 |
Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 16(96):394–420. | 416 |
Notes: Occurrence on Seychelles, Farquhar and Desroches, is doubtful (see Fletcher T. B. 1910a: 307).
Host Plants
Unknown