''Syllepte tenebrosalis'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

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

. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...

is about . The forewings are dark bronzy fuscous, with the stigmata and lines indicated only by slightly paler yellowish edgings. There is a large subquadrate brown spot at the end of the cell, preceded by a roundish flattened one. The space between and on either side slightly paler and yellowish. The exterior line is dentate and indicated by the whitish-yellow spaces at the end of each tooth. The hindwings have the whitish markings more clear. There is one clear whitish spot opposite the cell, and the rest of the exterior line is clearly denticulate.

References

Moths described in 1896 tenebrosalis Taxa named by William Warren (entomologist) Moths of Australia {{Syllepte-stub