Crocanthes xanthistia

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

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

The wingspan is about 16 mm (0.63 in). The forewings are dark fuscous, with the costal edge, a triangular fasciate blotch from the costa before the middle not quite reaching the dorsum, and a terminal fascia occupying the apical fourth of the costa with the anterior edge concave and narrowed to a point at the tornus all orange 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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