Syllepte albopunctum

Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Class: Insecta
• Order: Lepidoptera
• Family: Crambidae
• Genus: Syllepte (original placement)
• Species: Syllepte albopunctum

Authority: Described by Christian Guillermet in 1996 (originally published in Viette & Guillermet, 1996).

Synonyms and taxonomic notes

• The species was originally placed in the genus Syllepte as Syllepte albopunctum Guillermet, 1996.
• Subsequent taxonomic revisions have transferred the species to the genus Pramadea, where it is now treated as Pramadea albopunctum (Guillermet, 1996) (see Seizmair 2023).

Distribution

• Endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean.

Description

• Syllepte albopunctum is a moth belonging to the family Crambidae, commonly referred to as crambid snout moths. Detailed morphological characteristics are not extensively documented in publicly available sources; the original description includes diagnostic features of the adult and genitalia, as typical for Lepidoptera taxonomy.

Habitat

• The species has been recorded in montane regions of Réunion, at elevations around 1,200 m (e.g., Les Hauts de Quartier). Specific ecological preferences (e.g., host plants) have not been widely reported.

References

1. Guillermet, C. (1996). Lépidoptères Hétérocères de La Réunion (= Bourbon).
2. Nuss, M. et al. (2003–2014). “GlobIZ search”. Global Information System on Pyraloidea.
3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). “Syllepte albopunctum Guillermet, 1996”. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species.
4. Seizmair, M. (2023). “Contribution to the knowledge of the Afrotropical Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae): a new species from Saudi Arabia, new combinations and distributional updates.”

Notes

• The entry reflects the current consensus as of 2024; taxonomic classifications may be updated with further research.