Maltese is the national language of Malta and a co-official language of the country alongside English, while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic, the extinct variety of Arabic that developed in Sicily and was later introduced to Malta, between the end of the ninth century and the end of the twelfth century.
Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area at 0.8 km². The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognised as the national language and the only Semitic language in the European Union.
Malta has a long history and was first inhabited in around 5900 BC. The first inhabitants were farmers, and their agricultural methods degraded the soil until the islands became uninhabitable. The islands were repopulated in around 3850 BC by a civilization which at its peak built the Megalithic Temples, which today are among the oldest surviving buildings in the world. Their civilization collapsed in around 2350 BC, but the islands were repopulated by Bronze Age warriors soon afterwards.
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 moth in the family Tortricidae.
The Cochylini are a tribe of tortrix moths. It used to be classified as the subfamily Cochylinae.
The Euliini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
The Tortricini are a tribe of tortrix moths.
Alexey Diakonoff full name Alexey Nikolaievich Diakonoff was a Russian entomologist who specialised in Microlepidoptera.
Lobesia porrectana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Zeller in 1847. It is found in France and Spain and on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Malta.
Józef Razowski, is a Polish entomologist and lepidopterist specializing in Tortricidae.
Cochylimorpha decolorella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and in Portugal, Spain, France, Bulgaria, as well as on Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta and Madeira. Outside of Europe, it is found in Morocco, Egypt, Turkey and the Near East.
Phtheochroa duponchelana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Portugal, southern France, Italy, Sicily, Malta, Crete, Albania, former Yugoslavia, southern Hungary, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Asia Minor, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco and Algeria.
Phtheochroa rectangulana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Malta and in Spain, Algeria and Tunisia.
Aphelia peramplana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Portugal to Greece, as well as in North Africa, Malta, Crete, Iraq, from Iran east to Transcaucasia and in Siberia and Asia Minor.
Avaria hyerana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and on Sardinia, Sicily, Malta and the Canary Islands.
Bactra bactrana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands, Sicily and Malta and in southern Spain, Portugal, southern Italy, France, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, the Caspian area, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, India, the Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Sudan and Gambia.
Blastesthia tessulatana, the cone tortricid, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Near East, North Africa, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and on Malta, Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus.
Cnephasia amseli is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on Sicily and Malta and in North Africa, where it has been recorded from Tunisia.
