Genus Ditula

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Red-barred Tortrix - Ditula angustiorana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Tortricinae

Tribe Archipini

Genus Ditula

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ditula Stephens, 1829

Batodes Guenée, 1845

Explanation of Names

Generic epithet is Greek meaning "two humps." (1)

Print References

Stephens, J.F., 1829. A systematic catalogue of British insects: being an attempt to arrange all the hitherto discovered indigenous insects in accordance with their natural affinities: 172.

Internet References

James Francis Stephens (1792-1852)

Works Cited

1.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 4 August, 2007 - 8:00pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 25 January, 2018 - 1:08pm

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