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Pilocrocis cuprescens

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Pilocrocis cuprescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species:
P. cuprescens
Binomial name
Pilocrocis cuprescens
Hampson, 1917

Pilocrocis cuprescens is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in Peru.[1]

Description

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The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are pale cupreous brown, the costal and terminal areas purplish red brown with a cupreous gloss. There is an indistinct oblique brown antemedial line and a slight brown spot in the middle of the cell, as well as a discoidal lunule with whitish striga in the centre. The postmedial line is brown and there is a fine whitish line at the base of the cilia. The hindwings are pale cupreous brown, the apical area and termen darker brown. There is a brown discoidal bar and the postmedial line is brown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (1917). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 20 (119). Taylor and Francis: 384 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.