Crocanthes rhodantha

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

Crocanthes rhodantha 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 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are light rosy crimson with an irregular transverse light yellow blotch in the disc before the middle, connected with the costa before the middle by some yellowish suffusion. There is a series of indistinct yellow marks along the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish, the apex slightly rosy tinged. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 via FUNET.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 97. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .