Cryptophasa russata
| Cryptophasa russata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. russata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa russata Butler, 1877 | |
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Cryptophasa russata is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Butler in 1877. It is found in New Guinea and Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.[2] The forewings are shining ferruginous with the costal border snow-white. The base, outer border, outer half of the inner border, and a streak from the outer border through the discocellulars to the centre of the discoidal cell are all slaty greyish. The hindwings are pale ferruginous.[3]
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