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Genus Retinia

Retinia comstockiana Tortricidae: Retinia? - Retinia metallica Retinia sp.,  adult moth from GA. - Retinia Retinia picicolana Arizona Moth - Retinia edemoidana Retinia albicapitana Wenzel's Pitch-blister Moth (Retinia virginiana) - Retinia virginiana New Jersey Moth - Retinia gemistrigulana
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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 Eucosmini
Genus Retinia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Retinia Guenée, 1845
Petrova Heinrich, 1923
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet Retinia from Latin meaning "net." (1)
Print References
Guenée, A. 1845. Annales de la Société entomologique de France, ser.2, t.3: 180
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.