Cryptophasa tecta (T.P. Lucas, 1894) (previously known as Pilostibes tecta) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Simon Ong, Douglas-Daly, Northern Territory)

The adult moths of this species have greyish forewings, each with three prominent black spots. The hindwings are a shiny pale brown. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Simon Ong, Douglas-Daly, Northern Territory)

The species is found in :

Queensland.

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

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Cryptophasa tecta, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Tuesday, August 17, 2010.

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(written 30 September 2012, updated 11 February 2026)