Crocanthes micradelpha
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| Species: | C. micradelpha
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Crocanthes micradelpha is a species of moth of the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in the northern parts of Queensland in Australia.
The wingspan is about 10 mm.[1] The forewings are orange-yellow with a small blackish spot on the costa at one-third from the base and a broad, purplish-fuscous, hindmarginal band, occupying one-third of the wing, the anterior edge darker, and slightly curved outwards. There is a yellowish, elongate spot on the costal portion of the band. The hindwings are dark-fuscous.[2]
C. micradelpha lays flat eggs. The larvae that hatch from them are white, and hairy, feeding on eucalypt leaf litter.[3]
References
- ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 September 2008). "Crocanthes micradelpha". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 21 : 56
- ^ Moths of Australia
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