Piletocera chlorura explained

Piletocera chlorura is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with slightly darker lines and a whitish subcostal dot. The postmedian line is wavy, bent above the tornus to below the end of the cell. It is edged posteriorly by a few whitish dots, and on the costa by a short whitish streak. The hindwings are dark fuscous, towards the base mixed with whitish.[2]

The caterpillars of P. chlorura were found to feed on the leaves of Xylopia cuspidata (Annonaceae).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ) . www.pyraloidea.org . Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Mally . Richard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Bauer . Franziska . Hayden . James . Segerer . Andreas . Schouten . Rob . Li . Houhun . Trofimova . Tatiana . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . 2003–2024 . 2024-10-29.
  2. http://biostor.org/reference/58668 "Studies in Australian Lepidoptera, Pyralidae"
  3. Endara . Paola G. Santacruz . Lozinguez . Alix . Valencia . Renato . Queenborough . Simon A. . Endara . María-José . Obando-Tello . Betzabet . Couvreur . Thomas L. P. . 2024 . Discreet but diverse and specific: Determining plant-herbivore interactions across a species-rich plant family in a tropical rain forest . Biotropica . e13392 . 10.1111/btp.13392 . free .

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