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Pilocrocis musalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pilocrocis

Pilocrocis musalis

Pilocrocis musalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown, tinged with purplish. The costal margin is fuscous and there are four semi-hyaline whitish spots beyond the cell from veins 3-7, as well as a small spot in the cell, all are rather indistinct. The hindwings are silky brown, thinly scaled near the cell, between veins 2 and 4 and above 5.

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Pilocrocis musalis Wikipedia


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