Cryptophasa psammochtha

Cryptophasa psammochtha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Cryptophasa
Species:	C. psammochtha
Binomial name
	Cryptophasa psammochtha; Meyrick, 1925

Cryptophasa psammochtha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.^[1]

The wingspan is 50–54 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with the veins on the costal half tinged with brownish and with a costal band of violet-brown suffusion. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellowish.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa psammochtha Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 147.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa psammochtha Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 147.

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