Crocanthes crypsichola

(Crocanthes crypsichola)

Description

Crocanthes crypsichola is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Durrant in 1915. It is found in New Guinea. The wingspan is about 20 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 small triangular costal spot of the same colour before the apex. The hindwings are fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lecithoceridae
Genus:Crocanthes
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