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Cryptophasa nigricincta

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Cryptophasa nigricincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. nigricincta
Binomial name
Cryptophasa nigricincta
(Turner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga nigricincta Turner, 1898

Cryptophasa nigricincta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm for males and 40–45 mm for females. The forewings of the males are dark slate-coloured and with a large black dot in the disc at beyond one-third, and two placed transversely in the disc at two-fifths. There is a row of black dots along the hindmargin and the apical one-fourth of the costa. The hindwings are blackish. Females have clear white forewings with a black dot in the disc beyond one-third, and two in the disc at three-fifths placed transversely, the lower rather posterior. There is a series of black dots along the hindmargin and the apical one-third of the costa. The hindwings are white, sometimes irregularly suffused with fuscous and there is a row of black dots along the hindmargin.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.