Phalarotortrix

Phalarotortrix is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. Both species in the genus were originally described in Cnephasia.[1]

Phalarotortrix
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Phalarotortrix

Razowski, 2015

Species

  • Phalarotortrix phalarocosma (Meyrick, 1937)
  • Phalarotortrix ergastularis (Meyrick, 1911)

Etymology

The generic name is a combination of the name Tortrix and part of the name of the type-species, from Greek phalaris (meaning kind of grass).

See also

References

  1. Razowski, J. 2015: African Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) chiefly from the collection of Graziano Bassi. Acta zoologica cracoviensia, 58(1): 21-100. full article (pdf) Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.


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