Crocanthes diula
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| Crocanthes diula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Crocanthes |
| Species: | C. diula |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocanthes diula Meyrick, 1904 | |
Crocanthes diula is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][2]
The wingspan is 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in). The forewings are bronzy fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with an oblique whitish-ochreous mark on the costa before the middle. There is a narrow wedge-shaped whitish-ochreous mark along the costa beyond three-fourths. The hindwings are dark bronzy-fuscous.[3]
