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Cryptophasa crocochorda

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Cryptophasa crocochorda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. crocochorda
Binomial name
Cryptophasa crocochorda
Meyrick, 1925

Cryptophasa crocochorda is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925.[2] It is found on New Guinea.[3]

The wingspan is about 57 mm. The forewings are whitish yellowish with an orange-fulvous pointed streak along the basal third of the costa, the costal edge is fuscous throughout. A narrow light fulvous-orange median streak is found from one-fourth almost to the termen, and a slender one along the fold throughout. The hindwings are white.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cryptophasa crocochorda". Insecta.pro.
  2. ^ "Cryptophasa crocochorda definition/meaning". Omnilexica.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa crocochorda Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 151.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.