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Pilocrocis melastictalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

Pilocrocis melastictalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pilocrocis
Species:	P. melastictalis
Binomial name
Pilocrocis melastictalis Hampson, 1912

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown with an oblique blackish antemedial line bent inwards to the costa and a small black spot in the middle of the cell and a black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is blackish and there is a slight dark terminal line. The hindwings are greyish brown with a slight black discoidal lunule. The postmedial line is fuscous and there is a slight dark terminal line.[3]

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