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Pilocrocis purpurascens

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Pilocrocis purpurascens
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P. purpurascens
Binomial name
Pilocrocis purpurascens
Hampson, 1899

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

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

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Pilocrocis at funet
  3. ^ The annals and magazine of natural history: zoology, botany, and geology