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Beryllophantis microtera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Beryllophantis

Beryllophantis microtera is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea. The habitat consists of montane rain forests with Nothofagus.

The wingspan is 12.5 mm for males and 14.5 mm for females. The costal half of the wing has a green ground colour, while the dorsal half is creamy, dusted with ferrugineous. The dividing line is sinuate. The hindwings are pale grey-brown, indistinctly marbled with darker.

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Beryllophantis microtera Wikipedia