Tetraviridae
Encyclopedia
The Tetraviridae are a family of virus
es infecting Moth
s and Butterflies, including the following genera:
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
es infecting 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 and Butterflies, including the following genera:
- Genus Betatetravirus; type species: Nudaurelia capensis β virus
- Genus Omegatetravirus; type species: Nudaurelia capensis ω virus