Crocanthes venustula

Crocanthes venustula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Crocanthes
Species:	C. venustula
Binomial name
	Crocanthes venustula; Turner, 1933

Crocanthes venustula is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Turner in 1933. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are orange-yellow, with two blackish transverse lines at one-third and two-thirds and a minute subapical blackish dot. The hindwings are whitish-yellow with a fuscous discal dot and a faint transverse line from the tornus.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 57 : 179

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.

[2] Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 57 : 179

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