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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. chordotona
Binomial name
Crocanthes chordotona
Meyrick, 1916

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

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 March 2009). "Crocanthes chordotona Meyrick, 1916". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 592.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.