Cryptophasa malevolens
| Cryptophasa malevolens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. malevolens |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa malevolens Meyrick, 1928 | |
Cryptophasa malevolens is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1928. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is 41-43 mm. The forewings are violet-fuscous, slightly sprinkled darker and with a suffused dark fuscous dorsal streak from about one-third to the tornus, as well as a black transverse mark on the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
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