Cryptophasa platypedimela

Cryptophasa platypedimela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Cryptophasa
Species:	C. platypedimela
Binomial name
	Cryptophasa platypedimela; (Lower, 1894)
Synonyms
	Cryptophaga platypedimela Lower, 1894;

Cryptophasa platypedimela is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1894. It is found in Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings are white, sparsely strigulated with faint transverse purplish striga (lines). There is a purplish-fuscous broad basal patch, its outer edge straight from one-sixth costa to one-sixth of the inner margin, leaving a patch of ground colour at the extreme base. A large purplish-ferruginous discal spot is found beyond the middle and there is a narrow irregularly dentate hindmarginal fascia which is broadest at the apex. The hindwings are pale yellow.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa platypedimela (Lower, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ McMillan, Ian (28 August 2010). "Cryptophasa platypedimela (Lower, 1894)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa platypedimela (Lower, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[2] McMillan, Ian (28 August 2010). "Cryptophasa platypedimela (Lower, 1894)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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