Pilocrocis cuprescens
| Pilocrocis cuprescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pilocrocis |
| Species: | P. cuprescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis cuprescens Hampson, 1917 | |
Pilocrocis cuprescens is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917. It is found in Peru.[1]
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are pale cupreous brown, the costal and terminal areas purplish red-brown with a cupreous gloss. There is an indistinct oblique brown antemedial line and a slight brown spot in the middle of the cell, as well as a discoidal lunule with whitish striga in the centre. The postmedial line is brown and there is a fine whitish line at the base of the cilia. The hindwings are pale cupreous brown, the apical area and termen darker brown. There is a brown discoidal bar and the postmedial line is brown.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1917: Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 1917
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