Apilocrocis pimalis

Apilocrocis pimalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Apilocrocis
Species: A. pimalis
Binomial name
Apilocrocis pimalis
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta pimalis Barnes & Benjamin, 1926

Apilocrocis pimalis, the Pima apilocrocis moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and Benjamin in 1926.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 20-30 mm. The forewings are shiny semitransparent whitish in the antemedial area and beyond the postmedial line. The median area is pale grey and the basal area is dark brown. There is a pale yellowish strip along the costa which contains a dark mark at the postmedial line and there is a blackish patch in the median area near the costa. The hindwings have a colour and pattern similar to the forewings. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide


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