Pilocrocis melastictalis

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

Pilocrocis melastictalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown with an oblique blackish antemedial line bent inwards to the costa and a small black spot in the middle of the cell and a black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is blackish and there is a slight dark terminal line. The hindwings are greyish brown with a slight black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is fuscous and there is a slight dark terminal line.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Pilocrocis melastictalis Hampson, 1912". Afromoths. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.


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