Sighting 4682053
Cryptophasa (genus)
A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae at Bloomsbury, QLD
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| Cryptophasa (genus) | WendyEM | 10 Jul 2025 | |
| Cryptophasa (genus) | donhe | 10 Jul 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 9 Jul 2025 |
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Cryptophasa sp
2 comments
10 Jul 2025
Definitely a tricky one. Some similar species have all black hindwings (e.g. Cryptophasa pultenae - males I think) others have part black hindwings but predominantly they are the inverse to this moth.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.528383-20.804547
- Places Bloomsbury, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Oct 2008 09:40 PM Recorded on
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- PJH123 NatureMapr Cryptophasa (genus) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Cryptophasa (genus) Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 45m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Description
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location