Apilocrocis albipunctalis

Apilocrocis albipunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Apilocrocis
Species:	A. albipunctalis
Binomial name
	Apilocrocis albipunctalis; (Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
	Sylepta albipunctalisHampson, 1918;

Last updated August 08, 2022

Apilocrocis albipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918.^[1] It is found in Ecuador and Bolivia.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pale red brown with a cupreous gloss. There is a curved white band from the base of the costa to the base of the inner margin, as well as a short white antemedial streak and spots below the cell and on the inner margin. The postmedial line is white and there is a series of terminal brown spots. The hindwings are silvery white, the disk faintly tinged with brown. There are faint brown postmedial and subterminal spots.^[2]

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References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
↑ Hampson, George F. (April 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. Taylor and Francis. 1 (4): 267 – via Internet Archive.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

[2] Hampson, George F. (April 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. Taylor and Francis. 1 (4): 267 – via Internet Archive.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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