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Cryptophasa merocentra

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Cryptophasa merocentra is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found on the Moluccas (Buru).

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings are shining white with the plical stigma small and black, 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.

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Cryptophasa merocentra Wikipedia


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