Crocanthes perigrapta

Crocanthes perigrapta is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia.[1][2]

Crocanthes perigrapta
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C. perigrapta
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Crocanthes perigrapta
Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is 12–14 mm (0.47–0.55 in). The forewings are ochreous yellow with a blackish costal streak from the base to the middle and sometimes a dark fuscous subdorsal dot at one-fourth. There is a blackish inwards-curved line from three-fourths of the costa to four-fifths of the dorsum, somewhat produced posteriorly on the costa. There is also a black line along the termen. The hindwings are grey, more or less suffused with pale yellowish, the apical fourth forming a more or less defined pale yellowish band, the terminal edge dark grey or blackish, sometimes with a dark grey discal spot.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 via FUNET.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 March 2011). "Crocanthes perigrapta Meyrick, 1904". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 402 via Internet Archive.


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