Crocanthes glycina
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Crocanthes |
| Species: | C. glycina |
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Crocanthes glycina Meyrick, 1904 |
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Crocanthes glycina is a species of moth of the Lecithoceridae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania.
The wingspan is 15-17 mm. The forewings are pale clear yellow with bronzy-fuscous markings, with purplish reflections. There is a costal streak from the base to the middle, attenuated posteriorly and a moderate postmedian fascia parallel to the termen, the anterior edge irregular and finely blackish-margined, strongly or only suffusedly connected on the costa with a moderate terminal fascia, sometimes almost connected on the tornus also. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly and with a darker transverse discal mark.
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