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