Crocanthes chordotona is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][2]
| Crocanthes chordotona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Crocanthes |
| Species: | C. chordotona
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocanthes chordotona Meyrick, 1916
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The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are deep ochreous yellow, with a few scattered purplish scales. The markings are dark purple fuscous with three nearly straight transverse lines, the first almost basal, the second at one-third, the third slightly beyond two-thirds, somewhat inwards oblique from the costa. The second discal stigma is moderate, preceding the third line. The hindwings are whitish yellowish with a grey dot on the end of the cell and a sinuate transverse grey line at two-thirds.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 March 2009). "Crocanthes chordotona Meyrick, 1916". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 592.
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