About Cryptophasa flavolineata (Walker, 1864)
Cryptophasa flavolineata is a moth species that belongs to the family Xyloryctidae. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1864. Its known distribution includes Papua New Guinea and Australia, where it has been specifically recorded from the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan of adult moths of this species is approximately 50 millimeters. The forewings are a solid snow white, with a faint pale yellowish central longitudinal stripe that runs from before the middle of the wing disc almost to the hind margin. A diffused ochreous-yellow line follows the submedian fold from the base of the wing to the anal angle, and a short, thin ochreous-yellow streak sits along the inner margin around one-third of the way from the wing base. The hindwings of this moth are also solid snow white. The larvae of Cryptophasa flavolineata feed on two plant species: Banksia integrifolia and Syzygium oleosum. Larvae bore into the stems of their host plants, and tie cut leaves to the entrance of their borehole.
