Cryptophasa argyrias Turner, 1906 XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, from
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art

The adult moths of this species are white, with dark brown margins to each wing. The abdomen is dark brown with a pale anal tuft of hairs. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species occurs in the north of Australia including

Queensland.

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Cryptophasa argyrias, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Saturday, September 18, 2010.

Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 217.

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(updated 29 April 2011, 9 July 2019)