Cryptophasa atecmarta

Cryptophasa atecmarta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

Cryptophasa atecmarta
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C. atecmarta
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Cryptophasa atecmarta
Turner, 1917

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are grey with sparse fuscous irroration and indistinct markings. There is a fuscous dot in the disc at one-fourth, a second in the middle and a third at three-fourths. This last dot forms the apex of a darker shape, the terminal area being paler grey. The hindwings are pale fuscous.

The larvae bore the stem of Hakea leucoptera.[2]

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