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Cryptophasa crocochorda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Cryptophasa
Species:	C. crocochorda
Binomial name
Cryptophasa crocochorda Meyrick, 1925

Cryptophasa crocochorda 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 57 mm. The forewings are whitish yellowish with an orange-fulvous pointed streak along the basal third of the costa, the costal edge is fuscous throughout. A narrow light fulvous-orange median streak is found from one-fourth almost to the termen, and a slender one along the fold throughout. The hindwings are white.

References

1. "Cryptophasa crocochorda". Insecta.pro.
2. "Cryptophasa crocochorda definition/meaning". Omnilexica.
3. Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Cryptophasa crocochorda Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
4. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 151. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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