Cryptophasa crocochorda

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Cryptophasa crocochorda
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C. crocochorda
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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]

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References

  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.