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Piletocera fluctualis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Piletocera

Piletocera fluctualis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Fabricius in 1787. It is found on Tonga and the Cook Islands.

Females are dark brown with two white spots and light bands, while males are grey-brown, with obscure pale markings. The forewings are dark brown, but lighter at the base, with two white spots in the cell. The hindwings are dark brown with a white spot and wavy buff broken lines. Adults are day-active.

References

Piletocera fluctualis Wikipedia