Crocanthes epitherma is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Crocanthes epitherma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. epitherma
Binomial name
Crocanthes epitherma
Lower, 1896

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in) for males and 12 mm (0.47 in) for females. The forewings are bright orange yellow with a thick fuscous streak along the basal half of the costa. There is a faint elongate fuscous spot on the costa just beyond this, from which proceeds a faint curved line to about the middle of the hindmargin, but hardly reaching it. A few faint fuscous scales are found along the inner margin towards the base and there is a strongly marked fine black hindmarginal line, hardly reaching the margins. The hindwings are pale yellow with a very faintly indicated angulated line from the middle of the costa approaching the inner margin, but not reaching it.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (4 August 2016). "Crocanthes epitherma Lower, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 20: 170.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.