| Paramesia pygmaeana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Paramesia |
| Species: | P. pygmaeana |
| Binomial name | |
| Paramesia pygmaeana | |
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Paramesia pygmaeana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Morocco.
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.
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.
The Sparganothini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
The Archipini are a tribe of tortrix moths. Since many genera of these are not yet assigned to tribes, the genus list presented here is provisional.
Chlidanotinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Tortricidae.
The Cochylini are a tribe of tortrix moths. It used to be classified as the subfamily Cochylinae.
Epinotia is a very large genus of tortrix moths. It belongs to the tribe Eucosmini of subfamily Olethreutinae.
Larisa is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Larisa subsolana, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Pseudogalleria is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Epinotia pygmaeana, the pygmy needle tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found across the Palearctic from northern and central Europe to eastern Russia.
Gymnandrosoma is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.
Paramesia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.
The Atteriini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
The Euliini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
The Tortricini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Alexey Nikolaievich Diakonoff, also transliterated as Alexej Nikolajewitsch Diakonoff, was a Russian–Dutch entomologist who specialised in Microlepidoptera.
Paramesia gnomana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae, first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759.
Paramesia alhamana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain.
Paramesia paracinctana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Algeria.
