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Cryphaea (moth)

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Genus of moths

Cryphaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Cryphaea
Turner, 1947
Species: C. xylina
Binomial name
Cryphaea xylina
(Turner, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Heteroptila xylina Turner, 1917

Cryphaea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its single species, Cryphaea xylina, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Turner in 1917.

References

  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Cryphaea Turner, 1947". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Cryphaea xylina (Turner, 1917)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Cryphaea
Cryphaea xylina


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