Piletocera fluctualis

Piletocera fluctualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Piletocera
Species: P. fluctualis
Binomial name
Piletocera fluctualis
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena fluctualis Fabricius, 1787

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]

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