Piletocera fluctualis
| Piletocera fluctualis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Piletocera |
| Species: | P. fluctualis |
| Binomial name | |
| Piletocera fluctualis (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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Piletocera fluctualis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Fabricius in 1787. It is found on Tonga[1] and the Cook Islands.
Females are dark brown with two white spots and light bands, while males are grey-brown, with obscure pale markings. The forewings are dark brown, but lighter at the base, with two white spots in the cell. The hindwings are dark brown with a white spot and wavy buff broken lines. Adults are day-active.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga