Phtheochroa

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Phtheochroa
Adult Phtheochroa rugosana
from Lincolnshire, UK
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phtheochroa
Stephens, 1829
Type species
Tortrix rugosana
Hübner, [1799]
Diversity
100+ species
Synonyms[1]
  • Arce de Joannis, 1919
  • Durrantia Razowski, 1960 (non Busck 1908: preoccupied)
  • Hysterosia Stephens, 1852
  • Idiographis Lederer, 1859
  • Parahysterosia Razowski, 1960
  • Phteochroa (lapsus)
  • Propira Durrant, 1914
  • Ptheochroa (lapsus)
  • Trachysmia Guenée, 1845

Phtheochroa is a large genus of tortrix moths (family Tortricidae). It belongs to the tribe Cochylini of subfamily Tortricinae.[2]

Species[edit]

The currently recognized species of Phtheochroa are:[3]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Baixeras et al. (2009a), and see references in Savela (2003)
  2. ^ Baixeras et al. (2009a)
  3. ^ Baixeras et al. (2009b)

References[edit]

  • Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009a): Online World Catalogue of the TortricidaeGenus Phtheochroa account. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  • Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009b): Online World Catalogue of the TortricidaePhtheochroa species list. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  • Savela, Markku. "Phtheochroa Stephens, 1829". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 15, 2010.

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