Epichorista
Encyclopedia
Epichorista is a genus of moth
s belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae
of the family Tortricidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae
Tortricinae
The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as biological control agents against invasive...
of the family Tortricidae
Tortricidae
Tortricidae is a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths, in the order Lepidoptera. Tortricidae is a large family with over 9,400 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym...
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Species
- Epichorista abdita Philpott, 1924
- Epichorista aethocoma Meyrick, 1923
- Epichorista allogama (Meyrick, 1914)
- Epichorista armigera Diakonoff, 1956
- Epichorista benevola Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista chloradelpha Meyrick, 1912
- Epichorista cinerata Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista crypsidora (Meyrick, 1909)
- Epichorista elephantina (Meyrick, 1885)
- Epichorista emphanes (Meyrick, 1902)
- Epichorista eribola (Meyrick, 1889)
- Epichorista exanimata Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista fraudulenta (Philpott, 1928)
- Epichorista geraeas Meyrick, 1909
- Epichorista hemionana (Meyrick, 1883)
- Epichorista lindsayi Philpott, 1928
- Epichorista mesosceptra Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista mimica Philpott, 1930
- Epichorista niphosema Meyrick, 1917
- Epichorista passaleuta Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista perversa Meyrick, 1912
- Epichorista phaeocoma Meyrick, 1914
- Epichorista phalaraea Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista prodigiosa Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista psoropis Meyrick, 1920
- Epichorista samata Diakonoff, 1941
- Epichorista sicca Meyrick, 1912
- Epichorista siriana (Meyrick, 1881)
- Epichorista tenebrosa Philpott, 1917
- Epichorista vestigialis Meyrick, 1914
- Epichorista zatrophana (Meyrick, 1883)