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Apilocrocis brumalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Apilocrocis

Apilocrocis brumalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1914. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from southern Texas.

The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The costal margin of the forewings is pale yellowish and the base is light brown, containing a white dot near the inner margin. This is bordered outwardly by a pale yellowish band. The remainder of the wing is olive-green. The hindwings are white in the basal third with a small green costal dot, followed by an olive-green band. The remainder of the wing is olive-green. Adults are on wing from March to May and again from July to September.

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Apilocrocis brumalis Wikipedia