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 species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in Peru.[1]
Description
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
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, George F. (1917). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 20 (119). Taylor and Francis: 384 – via Internet Archive.
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