Crocanthes xanthistia

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

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

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[]

^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 73.

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[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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