Cryptophasa crocochorda

Cryptophasa crocochorda is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae.[1] It was described by Meyrick in 1925.[2] It is found in New Guinea.[3]

Cryptophasa crocochorda
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C. crocochorda
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Cryptophasa crocochorda
Meyrick, 1925

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.[4]

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