Cryptophasa malevolens explained

Cryptophasa malevolens is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is found on New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is 41–43 mm. The forewings are violet fuscous, slightly sprinkled darker and with a suffused dark fuscous dorsal streak from about one-third to the tornus, as well as a black transverse mark on the end of the cell. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . April 25, 2016 . Cryptophasa malevolens Meyrick, 1928 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 24, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/433/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (14–15): 433.