Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cryptophasa | |
Cryptophasa psammochtha is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found in New Guinea.
The wingspan is 50-54 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with the veins on the costal half tinged brownish and with a costal band of violet-brown suffusion. The hindwings are pale ochreous-yellowish.
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