Biology:Pilocrocis musalis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pilocrocis musalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pilocrocis |
| Species: | P. musalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis musalis Schaus, 1912
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Pilocrocis musalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica[1] and Panama.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown, tinged with purplish. The costal margin is fuscous and there are four semi-hyaline whitish spots beyond the cell from veins 3-7, as well as a small spot in the cell, all are rather indistinct. The hindwings are silky brown, thinly scaled near the cell, between veins 2 and 4 and above 5.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. XIV
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Wikidata ☰ Q14105091 entry
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