Piletocera macroperalis
Piletocera macroperalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
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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
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- On the classification of two subfamilies of Moths of the family Pyralidae: the Hydrocampinæ and Scoparianae
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