Pilocrocis caustichroalis
Pilocrocis caustichroalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]
| Pilocrocis caustichroalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pilocrocis |
| Species: | P. caustichroalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis caustichroalis Hampson, 1918 | |
Description
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are yellowish suffused with brick-red. The antemedial line is red-brown and there is a minute red-brown spot in the upper part of the middle of the cell and discoidal bar. The postmedial line is red-brown. The hindwings are yellowish suffused with brick-red, the costal area white to beyond the middle. There is an oblique red-brown discoidal bar and the postmedial line is red-brown, as well as a faint punctiform brownish terminal line.[2]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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