Capricornia (moth)

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Capricornia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Tribe: Olethreutini
Genus: Capricornia
Obraztsov, 1960
Species:
C. boisduvaliana
Binomial name
Capricornia boisduvaliana
(Duponchel, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Melodes Guenée, 1845

Capricornia is a genus of Leafroller Moths in the moth family Tortricidae. This genus has a single species, Capricornia boisduvaliana, found in Europe and western Asia. [1] [2]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tortricidae</span> Family of tortrix moths

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 Heliocosma is sometimes placed within this superfamily. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym. The typical resting posture is with the wings folded back, producing a rather rounded profile.

<i>Eucosma</i> Genus of tortrix moths

Eucosma is a very large genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. Some taxonomies place a number of species in the genus Eucopina. The genus has a Holarctic and Indomalayan distribution. Even in well-studied Europe and North America, new species are still regularly discovered. There are at least 670 described species in Eucosma worldwide.

<i>Pseudargyrotoza conwagana</i> Species of moth

Pseudargyrotoza conwagana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Danish entomologists, Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

<i>Mictocommosis</i> Genus of tortrix moths

Mictocommosis is a genus of tortricid moths in the family Tortricidae. There are about six described species in Mictocommosis.

Coniostola is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.

Leguminivora is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.

Licigena is a monotypic genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. Its sole species is Licigena sertula, which has been found in Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were first described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1982.

Satronia is a New World genus of tortrix moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae and tribe Grapholitini. The genus was erected in 1926 by Carl Heinrich and was previously considered monotypic. Its type species is Satronia tantilla.

<i>Syricoris</i> Genus of tortrix moths

Syricoris is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.

Battalia is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. Although first described in 1952 by Alexey Diakonoff from New Guinean specimens collected by the Third Archbold Expedition, the name he gave the genus—Parachorista—was preoccupied. The replacement name Battalia was first published in 1981 by Ahmet Ömer Koçak.

<i>Cochylis</i> Genus of tortrix moths

Cochylis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olethreutini</span> Tribe of moths

The Olethreutini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

<i>Cochylichroa hospes</i> Species of moth

Cochylichroa hospes, the banded sunflower moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from North Carolina to Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and northern Arizona.

<i>Cochylichroa</i> Genus of moths

Cochylichroa is a genus of tortricid moths in the family Tortricidae. They are found primarily in North America, although Cochylichroa atricapitana is a Palearctic species.

<i>Cochylichroa hoffmanana</i> Species of moth

Cochylichroa hoffmanana, or Hoffman's cochlid moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1907. It is found in France and North America, where it has been recorded from California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and Vermont.

<i>Cochylichroa aurorana</i> Species of moth

Cochylichroa aurorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio and Oklahoma.

Cochylichroa temerana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Tennessee.

Cochylichroa viscana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Quebec and Tennessee.

<i>Capricornia boisduvaliana</i> Species of moth

Capricornia boisduvaliana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836.

References

  1. "Capricornia". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  2. "Capricornia Obraztsov, 1960". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-16.