Acroplectis
Appearance
| Acroplectis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Euliini |
| Genus: | Acroplectis Meyrick, 1927[1] |
Acroplectis is a monotypic genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.[2] It contains only one species, Acroplectis haemanthes, which is found in the United States in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah.[3]
The length of the forewings is 6.5–8 mm. Adults have been recorded from April to July and in October.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Tortricid.net - GENUS". www.tortricidae.com.
- ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W.; Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Acroplectis haemanthes – 3590". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu.
- ↑ "Species Acroplectis haemanthes - Hodges#3590". BugGuide.Net.
- Brown, J.W., 2005: World catalogue of insects volume 5 Tortricidae.
- Meyrick, E., 1927: Exotic Microlepidoptera. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3(12): 353–384.
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