Beryllophantis cochlias
| Beryllophantis cochlias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Beryllophantis |
| Species: | B. cochlias |
| Binomial name | |
| Beryllophantis cochlias Meyrick, 1938[1] | |
Beryllophantis cochlias is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and West Irian. The habitat consists of montane rain-forests.
The wingspan is 13-16 mm for males and 14-17 mm for females. The forewings are pale greenish, with vivid green spots. The costa is creamy, with dark fuscous dots, followed below by vivid green suffusion. There is a conspicuous vivid green patch in the centre of the wing, edged above and below by a tuft of dark fuscous, raised scales. There is also a pale creamy dorsal streak. The hindwings are silvery white, with distal half distinctly striped greyish brown across the wing.[2]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Horak, M. & W. Sauter, 1979: Revision of the genus Beryllophantis Meyrick (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 27 (5): 789-811.
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