Crocanthes chordotona

Crocanthes chordotona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Crocanthes
Species:	C. chordotona
Binomial name
	Crocanthes chordotona; Meyrick, 1916

Crocanthes chordotona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are deep ochreous yellow, with a few scattered purplish scales. The markings are dark purple fuscous with three nearly straight transverse lines, the first almost basal, the second at one-third, the third slightly beyond two-thirds, somewhat inwards oblique from the costa. The second discal stigma is moderate, preceding the third line. The hindwings are whitish yellowish with a grey dot on the end of the cell and a sinuate transverse grey line at two-thirds.^[3]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 March 2009). "Crocanthes chordotona Meyrick, 1916". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 592.

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 March 2009). "Crocanthes chordotona Meyrick, 1916". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 592.

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