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Apilocrocis albipunctalis

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(Redirected from Parapilocrocis albipunctalis) Species of moth

Apilocrocis albipunctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Apilocrocis
Species: A. albipunctalis
Binomial name
Apilocrocis albipunctalis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta albipunctalis Hampson, 1918

Apilocrocis albipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Ecuador and Bolivia.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pale red brown with a cupreous gloss. There is a curved white band from the base of the costa to the base of the inner margin, as well as a short white antemedial streak and spots below the cell and on the inner margin. The postmedial line is white and there is a series of terminal brown spots. The hindwings are silvery white, the disk faintly tinged with brown. There are faint brown postmedial and subterminal spots.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. Hampson, George F. (April 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 1 (4). Taylor and Francis: 267 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Apilocrocis albipunctalis


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