Piletocera reunionalis

Piletocera reunionalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Piletocera
Species:
P. reunionalis
Binomial name
Piletocera reunionalis
Viette, 1957[1]

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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