Cryptophasa nephrosema

Xyloryctidae, Xyloryctinae at suppressed

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Cryptophasa nephrosema WendyEM 20 May 2025
Cryptophasa nephrosema ibaird 20 May 2025
Unverified PJH123 8 May 2025

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5 comments

   8 May 2025
I see no upturned palps ?
   20 May 2025
I believe I can see white upturned palps.
   20 May 2025
Cryptophasa nephrosema?
The slanting 'reniform' marks are faint (reflected in the scientic name?: 'nephrosema' ). bu t see the central photo below from CSIRO moths Online:-
httpps://moths.csiro.au/species_taxonomy/cryptophasa-nephrosema/
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=366989
   20 May 2025
Looks close
   20 May 2025
https://xyloryctinemothsofaustralia.blogspot.com/search?q=Cryptophasa+nephrosema
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Cryptophasa_nephrosema

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