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Beryllophantis phaioptera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Beryllophantis

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

The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is glossy pale green with an emerald green tinge and mottled throughout with darker, duller green transverse streaks and areas with intermixed pale to dark ochrous and dark fuscous scales. The hindwings are evenly grey without any pattern.

References

Beryllophantis phaioptera Wikipedia