| Cryptophasa amphicroca | |
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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. amphicroca |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophasa amphicroca Meyrick, 1925 | |
Cryptophasa amphicroca is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 41 mm. The forewings are glossy white with an orange-ochreous costal line, slender interneural lines between 8-10 not reaching the margin, a median streak from one-fourth to near the termen, and a line along the fold. The dorsal edge is finely ochreous on the median third. The hindwings are white.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa amphicroca Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 151.
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cryptophasa amphicroca | |
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