Cryptophasa tetrazona

A Xyloryctid moth at Sheldon, QLD

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Identification history

Cryptophasa tetrazona	22 Jul 2023	donhe
Cryptophasa tetrazona	22 Jul 2023	ibaird
Unidentified	21 Jul 2023	PJH123

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Cryptophasa tetrazona (Lower, 1901)

3 comments

donhe wrote:

22 Jul 2023

How tell that from C. insana?

PJH123 wrote:

22 Jul 2023

Don,
Mostly on Distribution; see Ted Edwards email to Ian McMillan at the bottom of this page
https://xyloryctinemothsofaustralia.blogspot.com/2010/08/cryptophasa-tetrazona.html

ibaird wrote:

22 Jul 2023

Mmm. C, insana seems to have a more of a 'dogleg' from side-on for the black diagonal marks and has a less-white yellowish substrate colour?

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Location information

Places Sheldon, QLD

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
30 Mar 2007 10:22 PM Recorded on
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Sheldon

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Cryptophasa tetrazona Scientific name
A Xyloryctid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
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