Crocanthes rhodantha

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

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

The wingspan is about 16 mm. 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]

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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