Apilocrocis albipunctalis
Species of moth
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Apilocrocis albipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918.[1] It is found in Ecuador and Bolivia.
| Apilocrocis albipunctalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Apilocrocis |
| Species: | A. albipunctalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Apilocrocis albipunctalis (Hampson, 1918) | |
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The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pale red brown with a cupreous gloss. There is a curved white band from the base of the costa to the base of the inner margin, as well as a short white antemedial streak and spots below the cell and on the inner margin. The postmedial line is white and there is a series of terminal brown spots. The hindwings are silvery white, the disk faintly tinged with brown. There are faint brown postmedial and subterminal spots.[2]
