Cryptophasa tecta

Cryptophasa tecta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are slaty-grey, becoming ashy-grey toward the base and the basal half of the costa, finely and profusely pencilled with black, a row of conspicuous black spots on the median, the first near the base, the second at one-third, and the third at two-thirds, a row of three inconspicuous black dots on the costa at one-fifth, two-thirds and three-fourths. The hindwings are fuscous-grey.[2]