Cryptophasa neocrates
Species of moth
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Cryptophasa neocrates is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.[1]
| Cryptophasa neocrates | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. neocrates |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa neocrates Meyrick, 1925 | |
The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are shining white with the first discal stigma very small and black and with minute black dots on the terminal ends of veins 2 and 3. The hindwings are white.[2]
