Cryptophasa molaris

Cryptophasa molaris is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1900. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Cryptophasa molaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Xyloryctidae
Genus:
Cryptophasa
Species:
C. molaris
Binomial name
Cryptophasa molaris
(T. P. Lucas, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Cryptophaga molaris T. P. Lucas, 1900
  • Cryptophasa pellopis Turner, 1906

The wingspan is 29–36 mm. The forewings are fuscous drab, freely marked with black and grey. There are interrupted fine lines of white along half to three-fourths of the costa and the costal half of the wing is irregularly diffused with rich black, the inner half and base of the wing is freely irrorated (sprinkled) with white, this white arches toward the costa at the base, and extends as a line to near the costa just before the apex. There is also a subterminal band of ground colour, bordered by a terminal line of light black dots. The hindwings are fuscous drab.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (25 April 2016). "Cryptophasa molaris (Lucas, 1900)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (10 September 2010). "Cryptophasa molaris (T.P. Lucas, 1900)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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