Crocanthes cleomorpha

Crocanthes cleomorpha is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found on New Guinea.[1]

Crocanthes cleomorpha
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C. cleomorpha
Binomial name
Crocanthes cleomorpha
Meyrick, 1931
Synonyms
  • Pacificulla cleomorpha (Meyrick, 1931)

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are orange with purple-blackish markings. There is a small basal patch, very narrow on the dorsum, including two orange costal dots. There is also an irregular antemedian fascia, enclosing a small triangular orange discal spot and a broad irregular-edged terminal fascia, widest on the costa, enclosing a small orange costal spot. The hindwings are orange, with the base narrowly blackish and with a narrow fasciate blackish antemedian transverse bar not reaching either margin, somewhat interrupted below the middle. There is an irregular rather broad blackish terminal fascia narrowed to a point below the middle.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (11 May 2016). "Pacificulla cleomorpha (Meyrick, 1931)". Retrieved 23 August 2020 via FUNET.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 74.


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