Leucotenes

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

Leucotenes
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Leucotenes

Dugdale, 1990

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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. 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.


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