Cryptophasa amphicroca

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Cryptophasa amphicroca
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C. amphicroca
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Cryptophasa amphicroca
Meyrick, 1925

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

The wingspan is about 41 mm. The forewings are glossy white with an orange-ochreous costal line, slender interneural lines between 8-10 not reaching the margin, a median streak from one-fourth to near the termen, and a line along the fold. The dorsal edge is finely ochreous on the median third. The hindwings are white. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa amphicroca Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 151.