Jump to content

Leucotenes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leucotenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Euliini
Genus: Leucotenes
Dugdale, 1990

Leucotenes is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1]

Species

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

The genus name is derived from the Greek leukos (meaning white) and tenes, a conventional suffix for tortricids.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. ^ Dugdale, J.S. (1990). "Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 17 (3): 437–465. doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422943. ISSN 0301-4223.
[edit]