Pilocrocis ramentalis

Pilocrocis ramentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species: P. ramentalis
Binomial name
Pilocrocis ramentalis
Lederer, 1863
Synonyms
  • Zinckenia perfuscalis Hulst, 1886

Pilocrocis ramentalis, the scraped pilocrocis moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario to Florida and from Wisconsin to Texas.[2] It is also found in Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica,[3] Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is an introduced species on the Galapagos Islands.[4] The habitat consists of open woods, clearings and damp areas.

The wingspan is 24–29 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with a slightly irregular, white antemedial line and a sinuous white postmedial line edged in black. The reniform spot has the form of a small white arc, edged in black basally. The hindwings are greyish-brown with a single white postmedial line. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to December.

The larvae feed on Boehmeria species (including Boehmeria cylindrica), Odontonema strictum, Pachystachys spicata and Pachystachys coccinea.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ BOLD Systems
  4. ↑ Galapagos Species Checklist of the Charles Darwin Foundation
  5. ↑ Bug Guide


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