Episimus
Encyclopedia
Episimus is a genus of moth
s belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae
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 Olethreutinae
Olethreutinae
Olethreutinae is a subfamily of moth in the family Tortricidae.-Genera incertae sedis:This tortricine genus has not been assigned to a tribe yet:...
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
- Episimus argutana (Clemens, 1860)
- Episimus atrorufana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus augmentana (Zeller, 1877)
- Episimus burserae Heppner, 1994
- Episimus caveata (Meyrick, 1912)
- Episimus condensatana (Zeller, 1877)
- Episimus cyanitis Meyrick, 1932
- Episimus descriptana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus digna (Meyrick, 1917)
- Episimus guiana (Busck, 1913)
- Episimus kimballi Heppner, 1994
- Episimus lagunculariae Heppner, 1994
- Episimus ligneana (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Episimus lupata (Meyrick, 1912)
- Episimus mahaiana (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Episimus mesotricha (Meyrick, 1927)
- Episimus metaspilana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus nesiotes Walsingham, 1897
- Episimus ortygia (Meyrick, 1917)
- Episimus phaedra (Meyrick, 1931)
- Episimus prudens (Meyrick, 1917)
- Episimus religiosa (Meyrick, 1917)
- Episimus selectana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus selenosema Diakonoff, 1963
- Episimus semicirculana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus strigulana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus terminana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus transferrana (Walker, 1863)
- Episimus tyriusEpisimus tyriusThe Maple Tip Borer Moth or Maple Leaftier Moth is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae. It is found in the eastern United States from New York to Florida west to Texas.The wingspan measures 9–12 mm...
Heinrich, 1923 - Episimus unguiculus Clarke, 1951
- Episimus utilisEpisimus utilisEpisimus utilis is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is native to Brazil, but has been introduced to Hawaii in 1954 to aid in the control of Christmas berry or Brazilian peppertree....
Zimmerman, 1978 - Episimus vermiculata (Meyrick, 1912)
- Episimus vittata (Walsingham, 1914)