Cryptophasa pultenae

Cryptophasa pultenae is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is known in Australia from New South Wales and Queensland.

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Cryptophasa pultenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Cryptophasa
Species:
C. pultenae
Binomial name
Cryptophasa pultenae
Lewin, 1805[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga pultenae
  • Cryptophasa pultenaeae
  • Cryptophaga eugeniae T.P. Lucas, 1900

Description

The wingspan is about 25 mm for males and about 40 mm for females. The wings are silvery-white, the anterior pair with three small black spots in the middle and a marginal row at the extremity; hinder wings black in the male, white in the female, with a series of angular black marks at the hinder margin: abdomen with a square spot of bright red toward the base.[2]

Biology

The larvae feed on Pultenaea villosa, Acmena smithii, Backhousia myrtifolia, Syzygium australis and the introduced Psidium guava. The larva bores downwards a cylindrical chamber in the centre of the stem of the host plant. The entrance is arched over with a fabric of web and excrement, under which it feeds during the day. Adults are on wing in November, December, January, February and March.

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References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Xyloryctine Moths of Australia


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