Pilocrocis melastictalis

Pilocrocis melastictalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species: P. melastictalis
Binomial name
Pilocrocis melastictalis
Hampson, 1912

Pilocrocis melastictalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown with an oblique blackish antemedial line bent inwards to the costa and a small black spot in the middle of the cell and a black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is blackish and there is a slight dark terminal line. The hindwings are greyish brown with a slight black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is fuscous and there is a slight dark terminal line.[3]

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