Ptycholoma
Encyclopedia
Ptycholoma is a genus
of moth
s in the tribe
Archipini
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
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 in the tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Archipini
Archipini
The Archipini are a tribe of tortrix moths. Since many genera of these are not yet assigned to tribes, the genus list presented here is provisional. Many of the economically important pests among the tortrix moths belong to this tribe, for example the Light brown apple moth and the spruce...
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Species
- Ptycholoma erschoffi (Christoph, 1877)
- Ptycholoma imitator (Walsingham, 1900)
- Ptycholoma lecheanaPtycholoma lecheanaPtycholoma lecheana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The moth flies from late May to July.The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs.-Notes:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Ptycholoma micantana (Kennel, 1901)