Cryptophasa sarcinota is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.
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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. sarcinota
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| Cryptophasa sarcinota (Meyrick, 1890)
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The wingspan is about 35–53 mm. (about 1.15-1.75 ft) The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, brownish tinged and with a large black dot in the disc at one-third, a second on the fold beneath the middle, and two others transversely obliquely placed, and sometimes connected by a fine line in the disc at three-fifths, the lower anterior. There is a row of black dots along the hindmargin and apical half of the costa. The hindwings are fuscous, tinged with blackish towards the basal third, the base with ochreous-whitish hairs.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. They bore in the stem of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa sarcinota (Meyrick, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (18 August 2010). "Cryptophasa sarcinota". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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