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Beryllophantis cochlias

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Beryllophantis

Beryllophantis cochlias is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and West Irian. The habitat consists of montane rain-forests.

The wingspan is 13-16 mm for males and 14-17 mm for females. The forewings are pale greenish, with vivid green spots. The costa is creamy, with dark fuscous dots, followed below by vivid green suffusion. There is a conspicuous vivid green patch in the centre of the wing, edged above and below by a tuft of dark fuscous, raised scales. There is also a pale creamy dorsal streak. The hindwings are silvery white, with distal half distinctly striped greyish brown across the wing.

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Beryllophantis cochlias Wikipedia