Cryptophasa psammochtha

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

Cryptophasa psammochtha 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 50–54 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with the veins on the costal half tinged with brownish and with a costal band of violet-brown suffusion. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellowish.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa psammochtha Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 147. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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