Cryptophasa crocochorda
| Cryptophasa crocochorda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. crocochorda |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa crocochorda Meyrick, 1925 | |
Cryptophasa crocochorda is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family.[1] It was described by Meyrick in 1925.[2] It is found in 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 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]
References
- ↑ "Cryptophasa crocochorda". insecta.pro.
- ↑ "Cryptophasa crocochorda definition/meaning". Omnilexica.
- ↑ funet.fi
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (5-7): 151
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