Cryptophasa spilonota is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Scott in 1864. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
Cryptophasa spilonota | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Cryptophasa |
Species: | C. spilonota
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Binomial name | |
Cryptophasa spilonota Scott, 1864
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The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-grey, slightly fuscous-tinged, irrorated with black and with traces of a small darker spot in the disc at three-fifths. The hindwings are white.
The larvae feed on Banksia serrata and Banksia integrifolia. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
References
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