Tortricidae {family}  - Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera;

Taxon Description (Wikipedia)

Tortricidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. They are commonly known as tortrix moths. It 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. The typical resting posture is with the wings folded back producing a rather rounded profile. full article at Wikipedia

BOLD Stats

Specimen Records: 21,846
Specimens with Sequences : 19,769
Specimens with Barcodes : 18,906
Public Records : 1,487
Species : 1,969
Species With Barcodes : 1,855
   
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Polyortha Brown01 (Chlidanotinae)
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Collection Sites



Collected from 58 countries. Top 20 : Expand Expand List
  • Canada [9358]
  • United States [4443]
  • Finland [1295]
  • Australia [1182]
  • Germany [1143]
  • Costa Rica [1106]
  • unspecified [905]
  • Papua New Guinea [834]
  • United Kingdom [505]
  • Mexico [154]
  • Spain [140]
  • Norway [140]
  • Indonesia [119]
  • Netherlands [117]
  • France [68]
  • Italy [68]
  • Austria [67]
  • Romania [15]
  • Taiwan [14]
  • Bulgaria [14]

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