The Euliini are a
tribe of
tortrix moths.
Distribution
Most Euliini (nearly 98%) are found in the
Neotropics and a small number is found in the
Nearctic. Only ''
Eulia
''Eulia'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant ...
'' is found in the Old World, since it has a
Holarctic distribution.
Diversity
The tribe includes over 650 described species in nearly 90 genera. Most species have been described in recent years.
Taxonomic history
The tribe was first proposed as Euliae by Kuznetsov and Stekolnikov (1977) as a subtribe of
Cochylini
The Cochylini are a tribe of tortrix moths. It used to be classified as the subfamily Cochylinae.
Diversity
The tribe contains about 1,000 described species in about 80 genera.
Distribution
Members of the tribe are present worldwide, but the gr ...
. Powell elevated the group to tribal status in 1986. Research by Regier et al. in 2012 has provided fairly convincing evidence that Cochylini are a monophyletic lineage within a broader Euliini. If this is accepted, Cochylini should be treated as subtribe Cochylina of Euliini.
Biology
The larvae of most species are leaf-rollers or leaf-folders. However, some may be
gall
Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants, fungi, or animals. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to be ...
-inducers or leaf litter-feeders.
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Genera
Unplaced species
*'' Phtheochroa inexacta'' Butler, 1883
*'' Sericoris cauquenensis'' Butler, 1883
Former genera
:'' Mexiculia''
:''Paraneulia
''Hynhamia'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...
''
:''Pseudargyrotoza
''Pseudargyrotoza'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Species
*''Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
''Pseudargyrotoza conwagana'' is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China ...
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References
* , 2003: Three new genera, two new species, and some rectifications in neotropical Euliini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' 105: 630-640
* , 2005: ''World Catalogue of Insects'' volume 5 ''Tortricidae''.
* , 2013: A new genus of pine-feeding Cochylina from the western United States and northern Mexico (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Euliini). ''Zootoxa'' 03640 (2): 270–283. Abstract
* , 1997: Euliini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) of Peru with descriptions of new taxa and list of the New World genera. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 40: 79–105.
* , 2000: Revision of the New World Euliini - genus ''Bonagota'' Razowski, with notes on ''Apotomops'' Powell & Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Polish Journal of Entomology'' 69 (1): 65–76.
* , 2000: Seven new Neotropical genera of Euliini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and their species. ''Polish Journal of Entomology'' 69 (3): 335–346.
* 2010: Tortricidae from Chile (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia'' 38 (149): 5-55.
* , 2009: ''Tortricidae'' (Lepidoptera) from the mountains of Ecuador and remarks on their geographical distribution. Part IV. Eastern Cordillera. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 51B (1-2): 119–187. . Full article
.
* , 2010: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 53B (1-2): 73–159. . Full article
.
Euliini,
Moth tribes
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