Cryptophasa blosyra explained

Cryptophasa blosyra is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 43–44 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish with a few fuscous and blackish scales. These form a dark streak along the fold not reaching the tornus, and a median streak from one-fifth to four-fifths. There is an ochreous grey annular mark at three-fifths interrupting the median streak. There is an ochreous grey submarginal line feebly barred with blackish. The hindwings are pale fuscous, whitish on the costa.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/xyloryctidae/crypsicharis/ funet.fi
  2. http://xyloryctinemothsofaustralia.blogspot.nl/2010/09/cryptophasa-blosyra.html Xyloryctine Moths of Australia