Cryptophasa citrinopa

Cryptophasa citrinopa is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1915. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Cryptophasa citrinopa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. citrinopa
Binomial name
Cryptophasa citrinopa
(Lower, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga citrinopa Lower, 1915

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are orange yellow, faintly dusted with dull reddish on the basal half and with a moderately broad, silvery-white costal streak from the base to the middle, attenuated posteriorly, and edged beneath throughout by a fine fuscous line. There are two dark fuscous discal spots, transversely placed in the middle of the wing at three-fifths from the base. The hindwings are orange yellow.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa citrinopa (Lower, 1915)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (16 September 2010). "Cryptophasa citrinopa (Lower, 1915)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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