Crocanthes micradelpha

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

Crocanthes micradelpha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. micradelpha
Binomial name
Crocanthes micradelpha
(Lower, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia micradelpha Lower, 1897

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in).[1] 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.[2]

C. micradelpha lays flat eggs. The larvae that hatch from them are white, and hairy, feeding on eucalypt leaf litter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (9 September 2008). "Crocanthes micradelpha". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21 : 56   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Common, I.F.B. (1990). Moths of Australia. Brill. p. 262. ISBN 978-90-04-09227-3. Retrieved 28 June 2022.