Cryptophasa chionodes
Cryptophasa chionodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Cryptophasa |
Species: | C. chionodes |
Binomial name | |
Cryptophasa chionodes (Turner, 1898) | |
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Cryptophasa chionodes is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 36 mm for males and 57-58 mm for females. The forewings are shining white with a black dot in the disc at three-fifths and a series of black dots along the hindmargin and the apical one-third of the costa. The hindwings are shining white with the extreme base somewhat irrorated with fuscous and a series of black dots along the hindmargin.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. The bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
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