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Beryllophantis alphophora

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Beryllophantis

Beryllophantis alphophora is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is 12.5–13.5 mm for males and about 14 mm for females. The forewings are pale greenish, with an emerald green tinge, patterned with darker, duller green fasciae with an olive hue and a whitish central patch. The hindwings are silvery white at the base, becoming increasingly beige towards the apex, and indistinctly mottled in the apical half.

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Beryllophantis alphophora Wikipedia