Pilocrocis xanthozonalis explained

Pilocrocis xanthozonalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae (crambid snout moths). It is part of the Lepidoptera species, an order of insects that also includes butterflies. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in French Guiana,^[1] Guyana and Costa Rica.^[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The wings are black-brown with a purplish gloss, the forewings with a broad straight oblique yellow band from the costa just beyond the middle to the termen from vein 2 to the tornus.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
2. Web site: Pilocrocis xanthozonalis - Taxonomy Browser - BOLDSYSTEMS. www.boldsystems.org.
3. Web site: Hampson . George F. . 1912 . Descriptions of new Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae . The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology . 264. Taylor & Francis. Internet Archive.