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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 biological control agents against invasive weeds.


Genera ''incertae sedis''

These tortricine
genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
have not been assigned to a tribe yet: * '' Apateta'' * ''
Apinoglossa ''Apinoglossa'' is a genus of leafroller moths in the family Tortricidae. This genus has a single species, ''Apinoglossa comburana'', found in Puerto Rico. See also *List of Tortricidae genera This is a taxonomy of the moth family Tortricidae ...
'' * '' Arotrophora'' * '' Camadeniana'' * ''
Deltisosciaria ''Deltisosciaria'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. See also *List of Tortricidae genera This is a taxonomy of the moth family Tortricidae down to genus level. This classification is up-to-d ...
'' * '' Hydaranthes'' * '' Ioditis'' * '' Matronula'' * '' Paracomotis'' * '' Paraphyas'' * '' Parastranga'' * '' Peraglyphis'' * '' Syllomatia'' * '' Symphygas'' * '' Tanychaeta''


Former genera

:'' Alytopistis'' (synonym of '' Ardiosteres'')


Life cycle

File:Acleris schalleriana caterpillar.jpg, Caterpillar of '' Acleris schalleriana'' inside rolled leaf of ''
Viburnum dentatum ''Viburnum dentatum'', southern arrowwood or arrowwood viburnum or roughish arrowwood, is a small shrub, native to the eastern United States and Canada from Maine south to northern Florida and eastern Texas. Like most ''Viburnum'', it has opposi ...
'' File:Acleris schalleriana pupa.jpg, Pupa File:Acleris schalleriana adult.jpg, Adult


References


External links


Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
Preliminary systematic list. Version of 2005-SEP-14. Retrieved 2007-MAY-29.
Tortricid.net
Todd M. Gilligan's Website. Retrieved 30 Jun 2010. {{Tortricinae-stub