| Afropoecilia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Cochylini |
| Genus: | Afropoecilia Aarvik, 2010 [1] |
| Species: | A. kituloensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Afropoecilia kituloensis Aarvik, 2010 [1] | |
Afropoecilia is a genus of moths in the family Tortricidae. It consists of only one species, Afropoecilia kituloensis, which is found in Tanzania. [2] [3]
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are greyish white, suffused with fuscous along the dorsum. The hindwings are greyish white, with fuscous transverse striae. [1]
The specific name refers to the Kitulo Plateau, the type locality. [1]
The Cochylini are a tribe of tortrix moths. It used to be classified as the subfamily Cochylinae.
Coniostola is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Acleris emargana, the notched-winged tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
Actihema is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Eugnosta is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.
Falseuncaria is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.
Phtheochroa is a large genus of tortrix moths. It belongs to the tribe Cochylini of subfamily Tortricinae.
Cochylis pallidana, the sheep's-bit conch, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Zeller in 1847.
Actihema hemiacta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Actihema jirani is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Uganda. The habitat consists of open spaces close to mountainous rainforests.
Actihema msituni is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya.
Actihema simpsonae is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of high altitude grassland and mixed scrub.
Cochylimorpha exoterica is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.
Diceratura complicana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
Eugnosta percnoptila is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Tanzania.
Eugnosta misella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.
Eupoecilia kruegeriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The habitat consists of various shrub and forest areas, Acacia woodland and the edges of rain forests.
Falseuncaria aberdarensis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya.
Falseuncaria degreyana, the Breckland conch, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Russia and most of Europe. The habitat consists of meadows, rural areas, waysides, heathlands, moorlands and farmland.
Protithona fugitivana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.