Pilocrocis melastictalis
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| Pilocrocis melastictalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pilocrocis |
| Species: | P. melastictalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis melastictalis Hampson, 1912 | |
Pilocrocis melastictalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown with an oblique blackish antemedial line bent inwards to the costa and a small black spot in the middle of the cell and a black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is blackish and there is a slight dark terminal line. The hindwings are greyish brown with a slight black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is fuscous and there is a slight dark terminal line.[3]
