Crocanthes micradelpha is a species of moth of the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in the northern parts of Queensland in Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Crocanthes |
| Species: | C. micradelpha
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| Crocanthes micradelpha (Lower, 1897)
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21 : 56
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Common, I.F.B. (1990). Moths of Australia. Brill. p. 262. ISBN 978-90-04-09227-3. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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