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''Apilocrocis brumalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by
William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from southern Texas. The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The costal margin of the forewings is pale yellowish and the base is light brown, containing a white dot near the inner margin. This is bordered outwardly by a pale yellowish band. The remainder of the wing is olive green. The hindwings are white in the basal third with a small green costal dot, followed by an olive-green band. The remainder of the wing is olive green. Adults are on wing from March to May and again from July to September.Barnes and McDunnough 1914. Illustrations of rare and typical Lepidoptera. ''Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America'', 2: 227


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Moths described in 1914 Spilomelinae Moths of North America {{Spilomelinae-stub