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Crocanthes acroxantha

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Crocanthes acroxantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. acroxantha
Binomial name
Crocanthes acroxantha
Lower, 1896

Crocanthes acroxantha is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are yellow, finely irrorated (sprinkled) throughout with fuscous. There is a narrow fuscous streak along the costa from the base to the middle and a narrow fuscous elongate mark on the costa at three-fourths, from the anterior extremity of which proceeds a fuscous streak to two-thirds of the inner margin with a slight curve at the extremity. There is an irregular fuscous hindmarginal line, not reaching the extremities. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (4 August 2016). "Crocanthes acroxantha Lower, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 20: 170. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.