Cryptophasa crocochorda
| Cryptophasa crocochorda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. crocochorda
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa crocochorda Meyrick, 1925
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Cryptophasa crocochorda is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925.[2] It is found on 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 is 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[edit]
- ^ "Cryptophasa crocochorda". Insecta.pro.
- ^ "Cryptophasa crocochorda definition/meaning". Omnilexica.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa crocochorda Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 151.
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