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Cryptophasa crocochorda

(Cryptophasa crocochorda)

Description

Cryptophasa crocochorda is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found in New Guinea. 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 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Cryptophasa
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