Apilocrocis albicupralis

(Apilocrocis albicupralis)

Description

Apilocrocis albicupralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are red brown with a cupreous gloss. There is a small white mark at the base and subbasal white spots on the costa and in the cell. There is a white patch on the basal part of the inner margin. There is a terminal series of minute triangular white spots. The hindwings are white, the veins slightly striated with brown and there is some reddish-brown suffusion beyond the lower angle of the cell and on the inner margin before the almost straight reddish-brown postmedial line. The terminal area is pale reddish brown with a cupreous gloss.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Crambidae
Genus:Apilocrocis
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