Biology:Beryllophantis allochlora

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Short description: Species of moth

Beryllophantis allochlora
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Beryllophantis
Species:
B. allochlora
Binomial name
Beryllophantis allochlora
Horak & Sauter, 1979[1]

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

The wingspan is 12.5–14 mm for males and 14–14.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is pale emerald green, marbled darker and densely irrorated with dark fuscous to black scales, arranged in thin, irregular, transverse strigulae, and dusted with ochrous. The hindwings are pale silvery grey, rather darker towards the apex and with no trace of any pattern.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Horak, M. & W. Sauter, 1979: Revision of the genus Beryllophantis Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 27 (5): 789–811.

Wikidata ☰ Q13439032 entry