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Apilocrocis albipunctalis

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Apilocrocis albipunctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Apilocrocis
Species:
A. albipunctalis
Binomial name
Apilocrocis albipunctalis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta albipunctalis Hampson, 1918

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.

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]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (April 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 1 (4). Taylor and Francis: 267 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.