Crocanthes gelastis

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

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

The wingspan is about 17 mm. 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]

References
  1. "funet.fi". Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2 (4): 97


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