Pilocrocis purpurascens

Pilocrocis purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species: P. purpurascens
Binomial name
Pilocrocis purpurascens
Hampson, 1899

Pilocrocis purpurascens is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found in Ecuador (Loja Province) and Trinidad.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The wings are dark fuscous with a purplish gloss. Both fore- and hindwings have faint traces of a discoidal spot and a postmedial line.[3]

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