Cryptophasa themerodes Turner, 1904 XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have patchy brown forewings. The hindwings are pale brown, shading darker towards the margins. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

Queensland.

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Further reading :

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

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(written 30 September 2012, updated 12 September 2025)