Biology:Pilocrocis purpurascens
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pilocrocis purpurascens | |
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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. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilocrocis purpurascens Hampson, 1899
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Pilocrocis purpurascens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in Loja Province of Ecuador and in Trinidad.[2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The wings are dark fuscous with a purplish gloss. Both forewings and hindwings have faint traces of a discoidal spot and a postmedial line.[3]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pilocrocis purpurascens Hampson, 1898". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/pilocrocis/#purpurascens. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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Wikidata ☰ Q14105302 entry
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