Crocanthes micradelpha

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Crocanthes micradelpha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. micradelpha
Binomial name
Crocanthes micradelpha
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia micradelphaLower, 1897

Crocanthes micradelpha is a species of moth of the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in the northern parts of Queensland in Australia.

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). [1] The forewings are orange-yellow with a small blackish spot on the costa at one-third from the base and a broad, purplish-fuscous, hindmarginal band, occupying one-third of the wing, the anterior edge darker, and slightly curved outwards. There is a yellowish, elongate spot on the costal portion of the band. The hindwings are dark-fuscous. [2]

C. micradelpha lays flat eggs. The larvae that hatch from them are white, and hairy, feeding on eucalypt leaf litter. [3]

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References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 September 2008). "Crocanthes micradelpha". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21 : 56 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Moths of Australia