Piletocera macroperalis
| Piletocera macroperalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Piletocera |
| Species: | P. macroperalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Piletocera macroperalis Hampson, 1897 | |
Piletocera macroperalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings have an indistinct waved antimedial line and a more distinct minutely dentate postmedial line. The apical area is clothed with leaden-coloured scales. The hindwings have traces of a postmedial line.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ VII. On the classification of two subfamilies of Moths of the family Pyralidae: the Hydrocampinæ and Scoparianae