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Beryllophantis poicila

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Beryllophantis poicila 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 about 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is deep pale emerald green above an oblique line, with grey-black marks along the costa, the fold and in the apex. The dorsal half of the wing is beige with ochrous and pale ferrugineous scales. The hindwings are pale greyish beige, the apical third darker greyish, with some dark grey transverse strigulae.

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Beryllophantis poicila Wikipedia


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