Cryptophasa diplosema

Cryptophasa diplosema is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Cryptophasa diplosema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. diplosema
Binomial name
Cryptophasa diplosema
(Lower, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga diplosema Lower, 1903

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous, much paler in males. The costa is moderately pale fleshy white, from the base to two-thirds, broadest on the basal portion. There is a deep red somewhat quadrate patch on the inner margin at one-sixth, reaching half across the wing. A similar patch is found at about the middle and there is a thick, deep red streak from the upper edge of the first spot, longitudinally continued to beyond the second spot. The markings are very obscure in females. The hindwings are orange.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa diplosema (Lower, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (16 September 2010). "Cryptophasa diplosema (Lower, 1903)". 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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