''Procrica'' 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 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s 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, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as ...
of the family
Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...
. The genus was erected by
Alexey Diakonoff
Alexey Nikolaievich Diakonoff (1 March 1907 – 20 September 1989), also transliterated as Alexej Nikolajewitsch Diakonoff, was a Russian–Dutch entomologist who specialised in Microlepidoptera.
His parents immigrated to the Netherlands East I ...
in 1960.
Species
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Procrica agrapha''
Diakonoff, 1983
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Procrica camerunica''
Razowski, 2002
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Procrica diarda''
Diakonoff, 1983
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Procrica dinshona''
Razowski & Trematerra, 2010
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Procrica imitans''
(Diakonoff, 1947)
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Procrica intrepida''
(Meyrick, 1912)
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Procrica mariepskopa
''Procrica mariepskopa'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the ...
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Razowski, 2008
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Procrica ochrata''
Razowski, 2002
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Procrica ophiograpta''
(Meyrick, 1932)
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Procrica parisii''
Razowski & Trematerra, 2010
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Procrica parva''
Razowski, 2002
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Procrica pilgrima''
Razowski, 2008
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Procrica sanidota''
(Meyrick, 1912)
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Procrica semilutea''
Diakonoff, 1960
Former species
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Procrica ammina''
Diakonoff, 1983
See also
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List of Tortricidae genera
This is a taxonomy of the moth family Tortricidae down to genus level. This classification is up-to-date to 2008, taking information from the Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae and taxonomic changes made in 2007.
Subfamily Tortricinae Tri ...
References
* Diakonoff, A. (1960). ''Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen''. (2) 53 (2): 96.
* Brown, J. W. (2005). ''World Catalogue of Insects''. 5 ''Tortricidae''.
* Diakonoff, A. (1983). "Tortricidae from the Comoro Islands (Lepidoptera)". ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France''. 19 (1): 55-68.
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* Razowski, J. & Trematerra, P. (2010)
"Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Ethiopia" ''Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research''. Serie II 42 (2): 47–79.
External links
''Tortricid.net''
Archipini
Tortricidae genera
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