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 Lecithoceridae family. 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. 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]

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