Biology:Cryptophasa russata

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Short description: Species of moth

Cryptophasa russata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. russata
Binomial name
Cryptophasa russata
Butler, 1877
Synonyms
  • Nycterobius russata

Cryptophasa russata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in New Guinea and Australia ,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.[2] The forewings are shining ferruginous with the costal border snow white. The base, outer border, outer half of the inner border, and a streak from the outer border through the discocellulars to the centre of the discoidal cell are all slaty greyish. The hindwings are pale ferruginous.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13502992 entry