Cryptophasa zorodes

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

The wingspan is about 48 mm. The forewings are pale grey and the hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]

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