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Pilocrocis fulviflavalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pilocrocis

Pilocrocis fulviflavalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917. It is found in Peru.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are fulvous yellow, the disk paler yellow and the costal area suffused with brown to the postmedial line and the costal edge is white, except towards the base. The antemedial line is brown and there is a minute black spot in the middle of the cell and discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is brown, blackish towards the costa and there are small black spots just before the termen from the apex to above vein 3. The hindwings are pale yellow, the tenrmen with a slight fulvous tinge except towards the tornus. The postmedial line is brown.

References

Pilocrocis fulviflavalis Wikipedia