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. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
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