Cryptophasa chionodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Cryptophasa chionodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Cryptophasa
Species:
C. chionodes
Binomial name
Cryptophasa chionodes
(Turner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga chionodes Turner, 1898[1]

The wingspan is about 36 mm for males and 57–58 mm for females. The forewings are shining white with a black dot in the disc at three-fifths and a series of black dots along the hindmargin and the apical one-third of the costa. The hindwings are shining white with the extreme base somewhat irrorated with fuscous and a series of black dots along the hindmargin.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. The bore in the stem of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Turner, A. J. (1898) [1897]. "The Xyloryctidæ of Queensland". Annals of the Queensland Museum. 4: 9.
  2. ^ funet.fi
  3. ^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.