Pilocrocis dichocrosialis

Pilocrocis dichocrosialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912.^[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga), Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[2]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The wings are orange-yellow, the forewings with paired dorsal black spots on the second segment and dorsal bands on the segments beyond it, as well as some sublateral points. The forewings also have a black spot at the base of the costa and some diffused black on the inner margin near the base, as well as an antemedial spot below the costa and a curved line from the median nervure to the inner margin and a black spot in the middle of the cell and the discoidal bar. The postmedial line is indistinct with a broad band of fuscous suffusion beyond it except at the costa. The hindwings have a slightly sinuous medial black line with a broad band of fuscous suffusion beyond it.^[3]

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