Crocanthes pancala is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][2]

Crocanthes pancala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species:
C. pancala
Binomial name
Crocanthes pancala
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Aprosoesta pancala Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 13 mm (0.51 in). The forewings are pale-yellow partly suffused with deeper yellow and with fuscous markings. There is an inwardly oblique narrow fascia from the costa near the base to the base of the dorsum and a second similar parallel fascia shortly beyond this. There is also a short line or transverse discal mark before the middle and a third fascia at two-thirds, as well as a fourth subterminal, the latter ill-defined anteriorly. There is also a broad terminal line. The hindwings are whitish partly suffused with yellow and with a basal fuscous patch and a yellow dot edged with fuscous in the disc at one-third, as well as a median transverse fuscous fascia enclosing two yellow dots. An irregular subterminal fascia and a terminal line are both fuscous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Crocanthes". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 20 July 2020 – via FUNET.
  2. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 31 (10) : 151   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.