Cryptoptila crypsilopha

Cryptoptila crypsilopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Cryptoptila
Species: C. crypsilopha
Binomial name
Cryptoptila crypsilopha
(Turner, 1925)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix crypsilopha Turner, 1925

Cryptoptila crypsilopha is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are grey, with a suffused, ferruginous, subcostal streak and a similar, median, longitudinal streak, as well as a few darker strigulae (fine streaks) in the terminal area. The hindwings are grey with a subapical costal tuft of scales.[2]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated)
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