Pilocrocis Evanidalis
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''Pilocrocis evanidalis'' is a
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
in the family
Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...
. It was described by Schaus in 1920. It is found in
Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...
is about 30 mm. The wings are silky brown, faintly cupreous. The forewings have a faint, darker, antemedial line, and there is a small dark and narrow linear spot on the discocellular area. The postmedial line is fine and slightly darker. The hindwings have very faint traces of a postmedial line.New Species of Neotropical Pyraustidae (Lepid.)


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Pilocrocis Moths described in 1920 Moths of Central America {{Pilocrocis-stub