Crocanthes monodesma

Crocanthes monodesma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found on New Guinea. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Crocanthes fallax Durrant, 1915.[1]

Crocanthes monodesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Crocanthes
Species:
C. monodesma
Binomial name
Crocanthes monodesma
Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is about 19 mm (0.75 in). The forewings are dark purple fuscous with a straight narrow median ochreous-white fascia, its costal edge yellow. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 73.


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