Pilocrocis guianalis
| Pilocrocis guianalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pilocrocis |
| Species: | P. guianalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis guianalis Schaus, 1920 | |
Pilocrocis guianalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1920. It is found in French Guiana.[1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are dull grey-brown with a fine darker antemedial line from the subcostal and a medial darker spot in the cell, followed by an ochreous spot. There is a double incurved fuscous line on the discocellular divided by a fine ochreous line. The postmedial line is faint, preceded by small pale ochreous spots. The hindwings have a fuscous shade on the discocellular, followed by a pale ochreous spot which is outwardly edged by a faintly darker postmedial line.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Washington, Entomological Society Of. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 1919. Vol. 21. 1919
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