Cryptophasa psammochtha

Cryptophasa psammochtha is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1925. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

Cryptophasa psammochtha
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C. psammochtha
Binomial name
Cryptophasa psammochtha
Meyrick, 1925

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.[2]

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