Leucotenes

<i>Leucotenes</i>

Leucotenes

Genus of tortrix moths


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Leucotenes is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1]

Species

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Greek leukos (meaning white) and tenes, a conventional suffix for tortricids.[2]

See also


References

  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. Dugdale, J.S. (1990). "Reassessment of Ctenopseustis Meyrick and Planotortrix Dugdale with descriptions of two new genera (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 17 (3): 437–465. doi:10.1080/03014223.1990.10422943. ISSN 0301-4223.



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