Cryptophasa leucadelpha

Cryptophasa leucadelpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species: C. leucadelpha
Binomial name
Cryptophasa leucadelpha
Meyrick, 1887

Cryptophasa leucadelpha is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is 41-46 mm. Adults are similar to Cryptophasa irrorata, but the abdomen is grey-whitish and the hindwings are white, with moderately broad suffused fuscous hindmarginal fascia not reaching the anal angle.

The larvae feed on Casuarina species. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]

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