Cryptophasa argyrocolla
| Cryptophasa argyrocolla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. argyrocolla |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa argyrocolla Turner, 1917 | |
Cryptophasa argyrocolla is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Western Australia.
The wingspan is 30–36 mm. The forewings have a broad silvery white costal streak from one-eight to the apex, broadest at one-fourth from the base, there angled and gradually narrowing to a point at the apex. There is a broad brownish suffusion beneath the costal streak towards the base and a transversely oval, black-edged, brownish spot at two-thirds, indenting the costal streak. Some whitish suffusion is found before the tornus and there is a blackish dentate subterminal line, edged posteriorly with brownish. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ funet.fi
- ↑ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia
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