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Eucosma cathareutis

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Eucosma cathareutis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. cathareutis
Binomial name
Eucosma cathareutis
Meyrick, 1938

"Eucosma" cathareutis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] In 2010 Józef Razowski, Leif Aarvik and Jurate De Prins wrote "The taxonomic position of this species is unknown. It is not a true member of the genus Eucosma Hübner, 1823."[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Eucosma cathareutis (Meyrick, 1938)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Razowski, J.; Aarvik, L. & De Prins J. 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77.