Meridulia
Appearance
Meridulia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Tribe: | Euliini |
Genus: | Meridulia Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006[1] |
Type species | |
Meridulia meridana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006
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Species | |
3 species (see text) |
Meridulia is a genus of moths of the family Tortricidae.[2][3] It is known from Venezuela.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of Eulia and the province of Mérida in Venezuela.[1]
Species
[edit]There are three recognized species:[2][3]
- Meridulia chaenostium Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006
- Meridulia meridana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006
- Meridulia zerpana Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006
Their wingspan is about 20 to 26 mm (0.79 to 1.02 in).[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Razowski, J. & Wojtusiak, J. (2006). "Tortricidae from Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 34 (133): 35–79.
- ^ a b c Gilligan, T. M.; Baixeras, J. & Brown, J. W. (2018). "MERIDULIA Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006". T@RTS: Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae (Ver. 4.0). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Meridulia Razowski & Wojtusiak, 2006". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 December 2024.