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| Genus: | Notioclepsis Diakonoff, 1983 |
| Species: | N. synnoa |
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| Notioclepsis synnoa Diakonoff, 1983 | |
Notioclepsis is a monotypic genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. [1] It contains only one species, Notioclepsis synnoa, which is found on Sumatra.
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.
Moths are a polyphyletic 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 which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as biological control agents against invasive weeds.
