Cryphaea xylina (Turner, 1917)
 (previously known as : Heteroptila xylina)
NACOPHORINI ,   ENNOMINAE ,   GEOMETRIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Cryphaea xylina
(Photo: courtesy of Jenny Holmes, Victoria)

The wings of the adult moth of this species are brown with a broad darker marginal area on each wing, and two or three dark curvy submarginal lines. The abdomen is brown with a narrow dark transverse line on each abdominal segment. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Cryphaea xylina
(Photo: courtesy of Jenny Holmes, Victoria)

The species has been found in Australia in:

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Victoria.

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    (updated 25 August 2011)