Pilocrocis guianalis

Pilocrocis guianalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pilocrocis
Species: P. guianalis
Binomial name
Pilocrocis guianalis
Schaus, 1920

Pilocrocis guianalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1920. It is found in French Guiana.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are dull grey-brown with a fine darker antemedial line from the subcostal and a medial darker spot in the cell, followed by an ochreous spot. There is a double incurved fuscous line on the discocellular divided by a fine ochreous line. The postmedial line is faint, preceded by small pale ochreous spots. The hindwings have a fuscous shade on the discocellular, followed by a pale ochreous spot which is outwardly edged by a faintly darker postmedial line.[2]

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