Crocanthes fallax
| Crocanthes fallax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Crocanthes |
| Species: | C. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocanthes fallax Durrant, 1915 | |
Crocanthes fallax is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Durrant in 1915. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are shining, purplish fuscous, with a narrow, outwardly oblique, pale primrose-yellow fascia crossing the wing from the middle of the costa almost to the dorsum, and with a minute dull ochreous, triangular, costal spot before the apex. The hindwings are purplish fuscous.[2]
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