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Crypsicharis triplaca

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Crypsicharis triplaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Crypsicharis
Species:
C. triplaca
Binomial name
Crypsicharis triplaca
Lower, 1923

Crypsicharis triplaca is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1923. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are white, with fuscous markings and with a moderate somewhat-ovoid spot above the dorsum on the fold, in the middle. There is an erect, moderately thick, fascia-like streak, from the dorsum before the tornus, reaching three-quarters across the wing, the upper half divided into two roundish spots. The hindwings are grey whitish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (14 December 2013). "Crypsicharis triplaca Lower, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ McMillan, Ian (28 September 2010). "Crypsicharis Meyrick, 1890". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.