Cryptophasa spilonota


Cryptophasa spilonota is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Scott in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
[Image:Cryptophasa spilonota.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Illustration of the life cycle of Cryptophasa spilonota]
The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are pale whitish-grey, slightly fuscous-tinged, irrorated with black and with traces of a small darker spot in the disc at three-fifths. The hindwings are white.
The larvae feed on Banksia serrata and Banksia integrifolia. They bore in the stem of their host plant.