Piletocera macroperalis

Piletocera macroperalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Piletocera
Species:	P. macroperalis
Binomial name
	Piletocera macroperalis; Hampson, 1897

Piletocera macroperalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings have an indistinct waved antimedial line and a more distinct minutely dentate postmedial line. The apical area is clothed with leaden-coloured scales. The hindwings have traces of a postmedial line.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
On the classification of two subfamilies of Moths of the family Pyralidae: the Hydrocampinæ and Scoparianae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] On the classification of two subfamilies of Moths of the family Pyralidae: the Hydrocampinæ and Scoparianae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.