Crocanthes gelastis

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Crocanthes gelastis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. gelastis
Binomial name
Crocanthes gelastis
Meyrick, 1918

Crocanthes gelastis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on New Guinea. [1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm (0.67 in). The forewings are dark purple fuscous with an irregular transverse deep yellow spot crossing the end of the cell, not reaching the costa or dorsum. The hindwings are dark fuscous with a rather broad rather irregular deep yellow fascia from somewhat beyond the middle of the costa to the termen above the tornus. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (May 11, 2016). "Pacificulla gelastis (Meyrick, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 August 2020 via FUNET.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 97. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .