Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Crocanthes | |
Crocanthes hecuba is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are deep purple with an orange basal patch extending to near the middle on the margins but the edge suffusedly concave. The apex and termen are suffused deep brassy-bronze. The hindwings are blackish-fuscous.
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