Cryptophasa tecta

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Cryptophasa tecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Cryptophasa
Species:
C. tecta
Binomial name
Cryptophasa tecta
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Pilostibes tectaT. P. Lucas, 1894
  • Cryptophasa baliocosmaTurner, 1917

Cryptophasa tecta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are slaty grey, becoming ashy grey toward the base and the basal half of the costa, finely and profusely pencilled with black, a row of conspicuous black spots on the median, the first near the base, the second at one-third, and the third at two-thirds, a row of three inconspicuous black dots on the costa at one-fifth, two-thirds and three-fourths. The hindwings are fuscous grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa tecta (Lucas, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ↑ McMillan, Ian (17 August 2010). "Cryptophasa tecta (T.P. Lucas, 1894)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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