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Genus Cochylis

moth - Cochylis moth - Cochylis Cochylis bucera Cochylis caulocatax - Hodges#3771 - Cochylis caulocatax Cochylis bucera - male ? - Cochylis carmelana ? - Cochylis carmelana Unknown micromoth - Cochylis carmelana
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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 Cochylini
Genus Cochylis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cochylis Treitschke, 1829
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet from Greek κογχύλη meaning "cockleshell." (1)
Print References
Treitschke, G.F., 1829. Die schmetterlinge von Europa 7: 233.
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.