Pycnarmon crocalis

Pycnarmon crocalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it has been recorded from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Fergusson Island).^[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are golden yellow, the forewings with a purplish fuscous costal half and a dark point on the base of the inner margin. There is an curved antemedial black line. There is a wedge shaped yellow mark on the costa. The hindwings have a discoidal point and a sinuous series of points that represent the postmedial line. There is also a purplish fuscous apical patch.^[2]

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