''Syllepte hemichionalis'' is a moth species in the genus ''

Leucinodes ''Leucinodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. ''Leucinodes'' species have been documented as eggplant fruit borers. They are occasionally imported by accident from African and Asia ...

'' of the family of

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. It is found in

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

and on the

Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...

Subspecies

*''Syllepte hemichionalis hemichionalis'' *''Syllepte hemichionalis idalis'' (Viette, 1958) (Comoros)

References

Moths described in 1900 Moths of Madagascar Moths of the Comoros hemichionalis Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{Syllepte-stub