| Cryptoses waagei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoses |
| Species: | C. waagei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoses waagei Bradley, 1982[1] |
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Cryptoses waagei is a species of snout moths in the genus Cryptoses. It was described by Bradley in 1982. It is found in Brazil.
The wingspan is 13-15 mm, with the female usually larger than the male. The forewings are long and narrow with an ochreous white ground colour, marked with somewhat diffuse longitudinal streaks or rays consisting of black and grey-black scales mixed with dull purplish and red scales. The hindwings are uniformly dark grey.[2]
Adults live in the fur of tree sloths. The larvae feed on the dung of the host.