Pilocrocis cryptalis

Pilocrocis cryptalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pilocrocis
Species:	P. cryptalis
Binomial name
	Pilocrocis cryptalis; (H. Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
	Phostria cryptalis H. Druce, 1895;

Pilocrocis cryptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895.[1] It is found in Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and French Guiana.[2]

The forewings and hindwings are purplish black, the former with five semihyaline pearly-white spots. The base of the hindwings is white, as is a broken band about the middle.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"Taxonomy Browser: Pilocrocis cryptalis". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
Botanicus.org

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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: Pilocrocis cryptalis". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[3] Botanicus.org