Crocanthes thermobapta
Crocanthes thermobapta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Lower in 1920. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
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The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, strongly suffused and streaked with orange and with a very broad dull purplish-fuscous oblique fascia, from the middle of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, the anterior edge limited by a fine fuscous, nearly straight line, the posterior edge dentate, the lowest dentation continued for a short distance along the fold. There is a fine fuscous line along the termen. The hindwings are pale yellowish-orange.[2]
References
- "funet.fi". Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- Trans. Proc. R. Soc. S. Aust. 44 : 65
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