Cryptophasa themerodes

Cryptophasa themerodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species: C. themerodes
Binomial name
Cryptophasa themerodes
Turner, 1904

Cryptophasa themerodes is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1904. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are whitish, intimately mixed with grey, and with some dark fuscous scales. The discal dots are scantily represented by dark fuscous scales, the first at one-third, the second beyond the middle and the third on the fold obliquely beyond the first. There are several dark fuscous dots near the termen. The hindwings are whitish, towards the termen suffused with pale fuscous.[2]

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