Piletocera albicinctata

(Piletocera albicinctata)

Description

Piletocera albicinctata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in the Bacan Islands of Indonesia and on the Shortland Islands of the Solomon Islands.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Crambidae

Genus:Piletocera

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