Pilocrocis caustichroalis explained

Pilocrocis caustichroalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are yellowish suffused with brick-red. The antemedial line is red-brown and there is a minute red-brown spot in the upper part of the middle of the cell and discoidal bar. The postmedial line is red-brown. The hindwings are yellowish suffused with brick-red, the costal area white to beyond the middle. There is an oblique red-brown discoidal bar and the postmedial line is red-brown, as well as a faint punctiform brownish terminal line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/annalsmagazineof911918lond/annalsmagazineof911918lond_djvu.txt The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology