Cryptophasa porphyritis Turner, 1906
 XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)

The adult moth of this species has white forewings each with a dark brown pattern, including a dark band along the margin. The hindwings are dark grey, each with a narrow white band along the margin. The moths have a pale head and prothorax, and a dark grey abdomen. The wingspan is about 4.5 cms.


(Photo: courtesy of Geoff Byrne, Rossville, Queensland)

The species has been found in Australia in

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales, and
  • Tasmania.


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

    Further reading :

    Ian McMillan,
    Cryptophasa porphyritis,
    Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
    Blog, Saturday, August 28, 2010.

    Buck Richardson,
    Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
    LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 218.

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    (updated 15 January 2011, 8 November 2025)