Cryptophasa merocentra explained

Cryptophasa merocentra is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on Buru in the Maluku Islands.[1]

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are shiny white with a small and black stigma, the first discal indicated by a single black scale obliquely before this and four black dots on the posterior third of the costa, and five on the lower half of the termen. The hindwings are white.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . April 25, 2016 . Cryptophasa merocentra Meyrick, 1925 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 24, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/147/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 147.