Crocanthes micradelpha

Crocanthes micradelpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Crocanthes
Species:	C. micradelpha
Binomial name
	Crocanthes micradelpha; (Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
	Gelechia micradelpha Lower, 1897;

Crocanthes micradelpha is a species of moth of the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in the northern parts of Queensland in Australia.

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in).^[1] The forewings are orange-yellow with a small blackish spot on the costa at one-third from the base and a broad, purplish-fuscous, hindmarginal band, occupying one-third of the wing, the anterior edge darker, and slightly curved outwards. There is a yellowish, elongate spot on the costal portion of the band. The hindwings are dark-fuscous.^[2]

C. micradelpha lays flat eggs. The larvae that hatch from them are white, and hairy, feeding on eucalypt leaf litter.^[3]

References[]

^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 September 2008). "Crocanthes micradelpha". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21 : 56
^ Moths of Australia

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[1] Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 September 2008). "Crocanthes micradelpha". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.

[2] Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21 : 56

[3] Moths of Australia

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