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Crocydoscelus castaneum

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Crocydoscelus castaneum is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Kenya and Tanzania.

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Quick facts about Crocydoscelus castaneum

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Crocydoscelus castaneum live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Crocydoscelus castaneum is listed for 2 countries.

TanzaniaKenya
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Kenya
  2. Tanzania

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Crocydoscelus castaneum endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Crocydoscelus castaneum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusCrocydoscelus
  7. SpeciesCrocydoscelus castaneum Gielis, 2011

Synonyms Crocydoscelis castaneum

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Crocydoscelus castaneum

Other species in the same genus Crocydoscelus.

CompareCrocydoscelus castaneum vs Crocydoscelus ferrugineum

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Crocydoscelus castaneum live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Crocydoscelus castaneum for 2 countries: Kenya and Tanzania. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Crocydoscelus castaneum?

Crocydoscelus castaneum (Crocydoscelus castaneum) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Crocydoscelus castaneum (Crocydoscelus castaneum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crocydoscelus-castaneum

MLA

“Crocydoscelus castaneum (Crocydoscelus castaneum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crocydoscelus-castaneum.

BibTeX
@misc{crocydoscelus_castaneum_2026,
  title = {Crocydoscelus castaneum (Crocydoscelus castaneum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crocydoscelus-castaneum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}