Piletocera reunionalis
Appearance
Piletocera reunionalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Piletocera |
Species: | P. reunionalis
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Binomial name | |
Piletocera reunionalis |
Piletocera reunionalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is endemic to La Réunion where it is very common.
It has a wingspan ranging from 9 to 16 mm and is hard to distinguish from Piletocera viperalis. It occurs in different colorations: clear, grey and dark.
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