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Pilocrocis runatalis

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Pilocrocis runatalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species:
P. runatalis
Binomial name
Pilocrocis runatalis
Dyar, 1914

Pilocrocis runatalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are a little bronzy-blackish brown with dark lines, the inner one obscure and the outer line rather broad. The reniform (kidney-shaped) spot is solid, black and distinct. The hindwings have a nearly regularly curved medial line.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian biological survey of the Panama Canal Zone Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.