Crocanthes fallax is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by John Hartley Durrant in 1915. It is found on New Guinea.[1]

Crocanthes fallax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. fallax
Binomial name
Crocanthes fallax
Durrant, 1915

The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in). The forewings are shining, purplish fuscous, with a narrow, outwardly oblique, pale primrose-yellow fascia crossing the wing from the middle of the costa almost to the dorsum, and with a minute dull ochreous, triangular, costal spot before the apex. The hindwings are purplish fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 4, 2016). "Crocanthes fallax Durrant, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists' Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea : 164   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.