Crocanthes characotis

Crocanthes characotis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1][2]

Crocanthes characotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. characotis
Binomial name
Crocanthes characotis
Meyrick, 1916

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are deep ochreous yellow with dark fuscous markings. There is a dot beneath the base of the costa, and a mark on the base of the dorsum. Two transverse slightly incurved lines are found at about one-third and two-thirds. The first discal stigma is small, following the first line, the second is larger, preceding the second line. The hindwings are grey with the costal area (interrupted by a bar at two-thirds), an irregular apical patch, and an irregular terminal line pale yellowish. There is also a cloudy darker grey spot on the end of the cell.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 October 2011). "Crocanthes characotis Meyrick, 1916". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 592.


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