Crocanthes micradelpha

Crocanthes micradelpha (Lower, 1897)
(previously known as Gelechia micradelpha)
LECITHOCERIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Crocanthes micradelpha
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

These caterpillars are pale and hairy. They feed on dead gum leaves.

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The adult moths are yellow with a dark brown area on the outer third of each forewing. The hindwings are plain brown. The antennae are as long as the forewings. The legs are white, and appear to have brown knees and toes. The moths have a wingspan of about 1 cm.

The species is found in:

Queensland,

Australian Capital Territory,

New South Wales,

Victoria, and

South Australia.

Further reading :

Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 5.19, p. 264.