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Genus Sonia

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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 Sonia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sonia Heinrich, 1923 (1)
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet apparently a feminine given name. Heinrich named Barbara, Griselda, Norma and Sonia in this vein.
Remarks
Type species: Paedisca constrictana Zeller, 1875
Print References
Heinrich, C., 1923. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae. United States National Museum Bulletin, 123: 160. (1)
Internet References
Carl Heinrich (Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society)
Works Cited
1.Revision of the North American moths of the subfamily Eucosminae of the family Olethreutidae
Carl Heinrich. 1923. United States National Museum Bulletin 123: 1-298.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 25 February, 2007 - 2:19pm
Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy
Last updated 11 January, 2018 - 6:00pm

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