Cryptophasa diplosema is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
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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. diplosema
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa diplosema (Lower, 1903)
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The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The forewings are reddish ochreous, much paler in males. The costa is moderately pale fleshy white, from the base to two-thirds, broadest on the basal portion. There is a deep red somewhat quadrate patch on the inner margin at one-sixth, reaching half across the wing. A similar patch is found at about the middle and there is a thick, deep red streak from the upper edge of the first spot, longitudinally continued to beyond the second spot. The markings are very obscure in females. The hindwings are orange.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa diplosema (Lower, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (16 September 2010). "Cryptophasa diplosema (Lower, 1903)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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