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Tribe Olethreutini

Olethreutes sp? - Olethreutes Aterpia approximana - Hedya cyanana Eumarozia malachitana - Sculptured Moth - Eumarozia malachitana Black and orange moth - Endothenia hebesana Celypha Moth - Celypha cespitana Pink-washed leafroller - Hedya separatana Olethreutes fasciatana Endothenia rubipunctana
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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 Olethreutinae
Tribe Olethreutini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Olethreutini Walsingham, 1895 (1)
Explanation of Names
From genus Olethreutes, from Greek olethreuonta meaning "destroyer, annihilator," a term used to describe the devil in Greek biblical texts (Corinthians, Exodus, Psalms/Tehillim).
Works Cited
1.XXI. New Species of North American Tortricidae.
Lord Walsingham. 1895. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1895: 495-518.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 March, 2006 - 4:34pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 2 January, 2018 - 9:57am

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