''Tortrix'' 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 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 genus ...
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[, 2005: ''World Catalogue of Insects'' vol. 5 ''Tortricidae''.]
Species
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Tortrix sinapina
''Tortrix sinapina'', the Japanese oak leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), China (Zhejiang) and Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido).
The wingspan is 18–25 mm.
The larvae feed on ...
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(Butler, 1879)
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Tortrix viridana
The green oak tortrix, ''Tortrix viridana'', also known as the European oak leafroller and the green oak moth is a distinctive green moth whose larvae feed on tree leaves, especially oak. The head, forebody and front wings are green, the hind win ...
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Linnaeus, 1758
Species formally assigned to ''Tortrix''
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Tortrix? destructus'' (now ''
Paleolepidopterites
''Paleolepidopterites '' is a collective genus of fossil moths which can not be placed in any defined family. The included species were formerly placed in the leaf-roller family Tortricidae and are known from fossils found in Russia and the Uni ...
destructus'')
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Tortrix? florissantana'' (now ''Paleolepidopterites florissantana'')
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 Tr ...
References
External links
tortricidae.com
Tortricini
Tortricidae genera
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