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Genus Argyrotaenia

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Red-banded Leafroller Moth - Argyrotaenia velutinana Oak Leafroller - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana Hairnet Acleris Moth? - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana Moth - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana Moth - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana 1014 Argyrotaenia franciscana - Orange Tortrix Moth 3612 - Argyrotaenia Gray-banded Leafroller - Argyrotaenia mariana Oak Leafroller - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Tortricinae
Tribe Archipini
Genus Argyrotaenia
Explanation of Names
from the Greek "argyros" (silver) + "tainia" (a ribbon or tape) [Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary, 1983]
Numbers
35 species in North America; 36 species are listed at All-Leps, but 1 of those (cockerellana) was transferred to genus Diedra by Rubinoff and Powell in 1999 - see Diedra genus page
Print References
Rubinoff, D. and J.A. Powell. 1999. Description of Diedra, new genus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Archipini), and three new species, based on phylogenetic analysis. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 92:4. pp. 473-487.
Internet References
pinned adult images of 16 species plus photos of related taxa (Moth Photographers Group)
placement of 2 Argyrotaenia species in genus Diedra; article abstract (D. Rubinoff and J.A. Powell, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 15 March, 2005 - 2:34am
Last updated 11 March, 2007 - 5:59pm

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