Biology:Cryptophasa psammochtha
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cryptophasa psammochtha | |
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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. psammochtha
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa psammochtha Meyrick, 1925
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Cryptophasa psammochtha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is 50–54 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with the veins on the costal half tinged with brownish and with a costal band of violet-brown suffusion. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellowish.[2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa psammochtha Meyrick, 1925". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/xyloryctidae/cryptophasa/#psammochtha. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 147.
Wikidata ☰ Q13502982 entry
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