Pilocrocis cuprescens

Pilocrocis cuprescens is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917. It is found in Peru.^[1]

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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