Biology:Beryllophantis alphophora

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Short description: Species of moth

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

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

The wingspan is 12.5–13.5 mm for males and about 14 mm for females. The forewings are pale greenish, with an emerald green tinge, patterned with darker, duller green fasciae with an olive hue and a whitish central patch. The hindwings are silvery white at the base, becoming increasingly beige towards the apex, and indistinctly mottled in the apical half.[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 ☰ Q13439033 entry