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Cryptophasa merocentra

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Cryptophasa merocentra
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C. merocentra
Binomial name
Cryptophasa merocentra
Meyrick, 1925

Cryptophasa merocentra is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found on the Moluccas (Buru).[1]

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are shining white with the plical stigma small and black, the first discal indicated by a single black scale obliquely before this and four black dots on the posterior third of the costa, and five on the lower half of the termen. The hindwings are white.[2]

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