Cryptophasa delocentra

Cryptophasa delocentra is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 40 mm for females and 26-30 mm for males. The forewings of the females are shining snow-white with a large black dot in the disc beyond one-third and two others transversely placed in the disc at three-fifths, the lower rather posterior. There is a row of small black spots along the hind margin and apical fourth of the costa. The hindwings are snow-white with a hindmarginal row of small black spots. Males differs from the females in having the extreme costal edge blackish and the hindwings are distinctly black with snow-white cilia.

The larvae feed on Ceratopetalum gummiferum, Eucalyptus gummifera and Eucalyptus camaldulensis. They bore in the stem and tie cut leaves to the bore entrance.^[2]

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