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Pilocrocis cyrisalis

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Pilocrocis cyrisalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species:
P. cyrisalis
Binomial name
Pilocrocis cyrisalis
(H. Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Phostria cyrisalis H. Druce, 1895

Pilocrocis cyrisalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Panama[1] and Costa Rica.[2]

The forewings are pale purplish brown, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by three broken rows of white spots, beyond which are two small white spots near the apex. The hindwings are semihyaline pale brown, but paler at the base.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Phostria cyrisalis". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Zoology, Botany and Archaeology Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.