Cryptophasa isoneura
| Cryptophasa isoneura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophasa |
| Species: | C. isoneura |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa isoneura (Lower, 1902) | |
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Cryptophasa isoneura is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lower in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, irregularly suffused with rather thick streaks of smoky fuscous, especially along the costa and towards the termen. All veins are more or less outlined with black and there is a moderately large quadrate ferruginous spot at the posterior extremity of the cell. There are some ferruginous scales just below the base of vein 2, as well as a moderate ferruginous band along the termen to the apical fifth of the costa, obliterating the lines along the veins. There is a sharp black line along the termen. The hindwings are black with the basal and inner marginal areas greyish, strongly haired. There is a ferruginous band and line along the termen.
The larvae feed on Casuarina species. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]