Cryptophasa flavolineata

Cryptophasa flavolineata is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings are snow-white with a faint pale yellowish central longitudinal line from before the middle of the disc almost to the hind margin. There is a suffused ochreous-yellow line along the submedian fold from the base to the anal angle and a short slender ochreous-yellow streak along the inner margin about one-third. The hindwings are snow-white.

The larvae feed on Banksia integrifolia and Syzygium oleosum. They bore in the stem of their host plant, tying cut leaves at the entrance to the bore.^[2]

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