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Pilocrocis reniferalis

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Pilocrocis reniferalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species:
P. reniferalis
Binomial name
Pilocrocis reniferalis
Hampson, 1912

Pilocrocis reniferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Jamaica.[1]

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are brown with a cupreous gloss. There is an indistinct oblique diffused antemedial line and a faint spot in the middle of the cell, as well as a faint discoidal reniform spot defined by fuscous. There is an indistinct diffused postmedial line. The hindwings are brown with a cupreous gloss and with a faint oblique discoidal striga and a very indistinct postmedial line.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.