Asthenoptycha

Asthenoptycha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Genus: Asthenoptycha
Meyrick, 1881

Asthenoptycha is a little-studied genus of moths belonging to the large family Tortricidae.[1] Nearly all known species are native to south-east Australia. Most species are under 20 mm and are well camouflaged, in mottled shades of brown and grey.

Species

See also

References

  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.


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