Crocanthes phoenoteles

Crocanthes phoenoteles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Crocanthes
Species: C. phoenoteles
Binomial name
Crocanthes phoenoteles
Meyrick, 1929

Crocanthes phoenoteles is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are crimson-rose and the hindwings are pale rosy.[2]

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