Cryptophasa lasiocosma (T.P. Lucas, 1908) (previously known as Cryptophaga lasiocosma) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

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

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

The adult moths of this species are white with four black dots on each forewing. The thorax also has a black mark. The wingspan is about 5 cms.

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

The species has been found in :

Queensland.

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

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Cryptophasa lasiocosma, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Saturday, September 11, 2010.

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(written 30 September 2012, updated 9 July 2019, 11 September 2020)