Pilocrocis cuprescens

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Pilocrocis cuprescens
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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]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. Hampson, George F. (1917). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. Taylor and Francis. 20 (119): 384 via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .