Pilocrocis purpurascens

Pilocrocis purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pilocrocis
Species:	P. purpurascens
Binomial name
	Pilocrocis purpurascens; Hampson, 1899

Pilocrocis purpurascens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899.^[1] It is found in Loja Province of Ecuador and in Trinidad.^[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The wings are dark fuscous with a purplish gloss. Both forewings and hindwings have faint traces of a discoidal spot and a postmedial line.^[3]

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Savela, Markku. "Pilocrocis purpurascens Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Pilocrocis purpurascens Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

[3] The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology

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