Crocanthes doliopa

Crocanthes doliopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species: C. doliopa
Binomial name
Crocanthes doliopa
Meyrick, 1921

Crocanthes doliopa is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous with a broad yellow transverse band extending from near the base to the middle of the costa and dorsum, the posterior edge rather concave. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

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