Cryptophasa themerodes

Cryptophasa themerodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Cryptophasa themerodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. themerodes
Binomial name
Cryptophasa themerodes
Turner, 1904

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are whitish, intimately mixed with grey, and with some dark fuscous scales. The discal dots are scantily represented by dark fuscous scales, the first at one-third, the second beyond the middle and the third on the fold obliquely beyond the first. There are several dark fuscous dots near the termen. The hindwings are whitish, towards the termen suffused with pale fuscous.[2]

References

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  2. Xyloryctine Moths of Australia Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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