Piletocera reunionalis
| Piletocera reunionalis | |
|---|---|
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| Piletocera reunionalis (dark form) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Piletocera |
| Species: | P. reunionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Piletocera reunionalis Viette, 1957[1] | |
Piletocera reunionalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to La Réunion where it is very common.
It has a wingspan ranging from 9 to 16 mm and is hard to distinguish from Piletocera viperalis. It occurs in different colorations: clear, grey and dark.
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