Dichocrocis erixantha

Dichocrocis erixantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Vanuatu[1] and in Australia.

Dichocrocis erixantha
Dichocrocis erixantha (Meyrick, 1886), to actinic light, Clump Point, Mission Beach, QLD, 25/26 November 2014
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Dichocrocis
Species:
D. erixantha
Binomial name
Dichocrocis erixantha
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Notarcha erixantha Meyrick, 1886

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are deep orange-yellow with blackish markings. The hindwings are deep orange-yellow with waved blackish lines.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (3): 258



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