''Cryptophlebia heterospina'' is a species of

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of the family Tortricidae first described by Józef Razowski in . It is found on

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in Indonesia. The habitat consists of bamboo and secondary forests. The

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is about 24 mm. The forewings are brownish cream, but cream in the dorsoposterior part of the wing. The hindwings are brown grey, but more cream, strigulated (finely streaked) with brownish in the apical area.

Etymology

The species name refers to a difference in the spines of the cucullus to '' Cryptophlebia illepida'' and is derived from Greek ''heteros'' (meaning different).

References

Moths described in 2013 Grapholitini {{Olethreutinae-stub