Crocanthes celema

Crocanthes celema is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by John Hartley Durrant in 1915. It is found on New Guinea.[1]

Crocanthes celema
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C. celema
Binomial name
Crocanthes celema
Durrant, 1915

The wingspan is about 14 mm (0.55 in). The forewings are purplish ferruginous, with a conspicuous canary-yellow triangular patch on the middle of the costa, reaching to beyond the cubitus. The yellow colouring is continued narrowly along the costa and termen to the tornus, expanding into a second costal triangle before the apex. The hindwings are shining, ochraceous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 4, 2016). "Crocanthes celema Durrant, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists' Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea: 152


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