Cryptophasa atecmarta
Species of moth
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Cryptophasa atecmarta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
| Cryptophasa atecmarta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. atecmarta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa atecmarta Turner, 1917 | |
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are grey with sparse fuscous irroration and indistinct markings. There is a fuscous dot in the disc at one-fourth, a second in the middle and a third at three-fourths. This last dot forms the apex of a darker shape, the terminal area being paler grey. The hindwings are pale fuscous.
The larvae bore the stem of Hakea leucoptera.[2]
