Pilocrocis runatalis

Pilocrocis runatalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pilocrocis
Species:	P. runatalis
Binomial name
	Pilocrocis runatalis; Dyar, 1914

Pilocrocis runatalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are a little bronzy-blackish brown with dark lines, the inner one obscure and the outer line rather broad. The reniform (kidney-shaped) spot is solid, black and distinct. The hindwings have a nearly regularly curved medial line.[2]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian biological survey of the Panama Canal Zone This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian biological survey of the Panama Canal Zone This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.