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Pilocrocis runatalis

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Species of moth

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.

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.

References

  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.
Taxon identifiers
Pilocrocis runatalis


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