Cryptophasa semnocrana is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is found on New Britain in Papua New Guinea.[1]
| Cryptophasa semnocrana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. semnocrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa semnocrana Meyrick, 1928
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The wingspan is about 54 mm. The forewings are white with some thinly scattered black specks and a moderate suffused light brown costal band throughout, sprinkled with black. There is a narrow transverse blackish bar on the end of the cell and a terminal series of small black dots. The hindwings are grey, the dorsal hairs are light brownish ochreous.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa semnocrana Meyrick, 1928". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (14-15): 433.
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