Pilocrocis dentilinealis
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| Pilocrocis dentilinealis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pilocrocis |
| Species: | P. dentilinealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis dentilinealis Schaus, 1920 | |
Pilocrocis dentilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1920. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The wings are thinly scaled and ochreous brown with an interrupted dark terminal line. The forewings have a dark basal line across the costa and cell and there is a fine antemedial line across the cell to the submedian. There is a small dark medial spot in the cell and a fuscous-brown spot on the discocellular. The postmedial line is fine and dark brown. There is a dark line on the discocellular of the hindwings. The postmedial line is fine.[2]
