''Tortyra'' 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 in the family

Choreutidae Choreutidae, or metalmark moths, are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order whose relationships have been long disputed. It was placed previously in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioide ...

Species

*'' Tortyra aenescens'' (Dognin, 1905) *'' Tortyra argentifascia'' Walsingham, 1914 *'' Tortyra auriferalis'' Walker, 1863 *'' Tortyra aurofasciana'' (Snellen, 1875) *'' Tortyra cantharodes'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Tortyra caracasiae'' Amsel, 1956-1957 *'' Tortyra chalcobathra'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Tortyra chalcodes'' Walsingham, 1914 *'' Tortyra cuprinella'' Busck, 1914 *'' Tortyra ferratella'' Busck, 1914 *'' Tortyra fulgens'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *'' Tortyra hoguella'' Heppner, 1981 *'' Tortyra hyalozona'' Meyrick, 1912 *'' Tortyra ignita'' (Zeller, 1877) *'' Tortyra iocyaneus'' Heppner, 1991 *'' Tortyra malacozona'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Tortyra orphnophanes'' Meyrick, 1932 *'' Tortyra rhodoclaena'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Tortyra slossonia'' (Fernald, 1900) *'' Tortyra spectabilis'' Walker, 1863 *'' Tortyra sporodelta'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Tortyra violacea'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *'' Tortyra vividis'' Busck, 1934

External links

choreutidae.lifedesks.org
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