Paraphyas

Paraphyas
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Genus: Paraphyas
Turner, 1927
Species: P. callixena
Binomial name
Paraphyas callixena
Turner, 1927

Paraphyas is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Paraphyas callixena, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia and Tasmania. The habitat consists of wet sclerophyll forests.

The wingspan is about 14.5 mm.[2]

See also

References

  1. Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
Wikispecies has information related to: Paraphyas
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paraphyas.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, October 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.