Cryptophasa epixysta

Cryptophasa epixysta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

Cryptophasa epixysta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. epixysta
Binomial name
Cryptophasa epixysta
Turner, 1917

The wingspan is 52–56 mm. The forewings are shining white and the hindwings are white.[2]

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