Cryptophasa immaculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Cryptophasa |
Species: | C. immaculata |
Binomial name | |
Cryptophasa immaculata Scott, 1864 |
Cryptophasa immaculata is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Scott in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded in New South Wales.
Adults are glossy silvery-white.
The larvae feed on Banksia integrifolia. They bore in the stem of their host plant, tying cut leaves at the entrance to the bore.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Cryptophasa immaculata |
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