Pilocrocis pterygodia
| Pilocrocis pterygodia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pilocrocis |
| Species: | P. pterygodia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis pterygodia Hampson, 1912 | |
Pilocrocis pterygodia is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The wings are ochreous, tinged in parts with brown. There is a black point near the base of the inner margin and the antemcdial line is blackish. There is also a small black spot in the middle of the cell and a somewhat lunulate discoidal spot. The postmedial line is blackish and therre is a faint minutely waved fuscous subterminal line, as well as a slight terminal shade. The hindwings are ochreous, with a small black discoidal spot. The postmedial line is fuscous and there is a faint minutely waved fuscous subterminal line, as well as a fuscous terminal shade.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ The annals and magazine of natural history: zoology, botany, and geology