Apilocrocis brumalis

Apilocrocis brumalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.^[1] It is found in Mexico^[2] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from southern Texas.^[3]

Apilocrocis brumalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Apilocrocis
Species:	A. brumalis
Binomial name
Apilocrocis brumalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Synonyms
Sylepta brumalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914

The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and 32 mm for females. The costal margin of the forewings is pale yellowish and the base is light brown, containing a white dot near the inner margin. This is bordered outwardly by a pale yellowish band. The remainder of the wing is olive green. The hindwings are white in the basal third with a small green costal dot, followed by an olive-green band. The remainder of the wing is olive green. Adults are on wing from March to May and again from July to September.^[4]