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Cryptophasa merocentra

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Cryptophasa merocentra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. merocentra
Binomial name
Cryptophasa merocentra
Meyrick, 1925

Cryptophasa merocentra is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on Buru in the Maluku Islands.[1]

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are shiny white with a small and black stigma, the first discal indicated by a single black scale obliquely before this and four black dots on the posterior third of the costa, and five on the lower half of the termen. The hindwings are white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa merocentra Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 147.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.