Cryptophasa tecta
| Cryptophasa tecta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. tecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa tecta (Lucas, 1894) | |
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Cryptophasa tecta is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
The wingspan is 25-28 mm. The forewings are slaty-grey, becoming ashy-grey toward the base and the basal half of the costa, finely and profusely pencilled with black, a row of conspicuous black spots on the median, the first near the base, the second at one-third, and the third at two-thirds, a row of three inconspicuous black dots on the costa at one-fifth, two-thirds and three-fourths. The hindwings are fuscous-grey.[2]
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