Paraphyas
{{Short description|Monotypic genus of tortrix moths}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Paraphyas
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| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Lepidoptera
| familia = Tortricidae
| subfamilia = Tortricinae
| genus = Paraphyas
| genus_authority = Turner, 1927
| species = P. callixena
| binomial = Paraphyas callixena
| binomial_authority = Turner, 1927
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Paraphyas is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.{{cite web|author=Baixeras, J.|author2=Brown, J. W.|author3=Gilligan, T. M.|name-list-style=amp |url=http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogue.asp |title=Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae|publisher=Tortricidae.com|accessdate=January 20, 2009}} 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.[http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/v/Tortricidae/tortricinae/cnephasiini-sensu-latu/PARAPHYAS++callixena+Turner+1927+Rosebery+Tas+HOLOTYPE+F.jpg.html CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online]
See also
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External links
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- [http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=686 tortricidae.com]
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Category:Monotypic moth genera
Category:Taxa named by Alfred Jefferis Turner
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