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| Euliini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
| Tribe: | Euliini Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1977 |
The Euliini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Most Euliini (nearly 98%)[ citation needed ] are found in the Neotropics and a small number is found in the Nearctic. Only Eulia is found in the Old World, since it has a Holarctic distribution.[ citation needed ]
The tribe includes over 650 described species in nearly 90 genera.[ citation needed ] Most species have been described in recent years.[ when? ]
The tribe was first proposed as Euliae by Kuznetsov and Stekolnikov (1977) as a subtribe of Cochylini.[ citation needed ] Powell elevated the group to tribal status in 1986.[ citation needed ] Research by Regier et al. in 2012 has provided fairly convincing evidence that Cochylini are a monophyletic lineage within a broader Euliini. If this is accepted, Cochylini should be treated as subtribe Cochylina of Euliini.[ citation needed ]
The larvae of most species are leaf-rollers or leaf-folders. However, some may be gall-inducers or leaf litter-feeders. [1]
