Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Crocanthes micradelpha

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lecithoceridae

Scientific name
  
Crocanthes micradelpha

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Crocanthes

Rank
  
Species

Crocanthes micradelpha

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

The wingspan is about 10 mm. 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.

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

References

Crocanthes micradelpha Wikipedia