Cryptophasa merocentra
| Cryptophasa merocentra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. merocentra |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa merocentra Meyrick, 1925 | |
Cryptophasa merocentra is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found on the Moluccas (Buru).[1]
The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are shining white with the plical stigma small and black, the first discal indicated by a single black scale obliquely before this and four black dots on the posterior third of the costa, and five on the lower half of the termen. The hindwings are white.[2]
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