Crocanthes trizona

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Taxonomic classification:
Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Insecta; Order: Lepidoptera; Family: Lecithoceridae; Genus: Crocanthes; Species: C. trizona

Crocanthes trizona is a small moth from the Lecithoceridae family. It was first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1916 and is found in Queensland, Australia. The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are pale yellowish white with dark markings: three narrow transverse bands, the first two somewhat dot-like. The first band starts at the costa at about one-sixth and extends to the dorsum; the second starts at about one-third and also extends to the dorsum. The third band is slightly inward-curved, running from the costa at four-fifths to the dorsum at four-fifths. There is a crescent-shaped mark just before the third band above the middle. The hindwings are greyish white and lightly scaled. Synonym: Crocanthes trizona Turner, 1919.