Cryptophasa porphyritis
| Cryptophasa porphyritis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. porphyritis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa porphyritis Turner, 1906 | |
Cryptophasa porphyritis is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1906. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are pale purple irrorated with reddish-brown, whitish, and a few blackish scales. The costa, from the base to the middle is fuscous and the base from beneath the costa and along the dorsum to one-sixth is broadly white with a blackish discal dot beyond the middle and a triangular white spot on the costa at three-fourths, succeeded by two minute white dots before the apex. There is a subterminal line of blackish dots outlined by reddish-brown and a terminal series of reddish-brown dots. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
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