Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Crocanthes | |
Crocanthes thermocharis 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 orange with blackish markings. There is a basal patch extending on the costa to two-fifths and on the dorsum to the middle, including a suffused orange dorsal spot and three or four small suffused spots in the upper part. There is a transverse-oval discal spot connected by a costal bar with a broad terminal band, broadest above and extending over one-third of the costa. The hindwings are orange with blackish markings. There is a small basal patch and a transverse discal spot on each end of the cell. An irregular macular streak is found from the disc beyond the middle to the termen below the middle, where it meets a rather narrow attenuated terminal fascia from the apex.