Tortrix
Genus of moths
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Tortrix is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[2][3]
| Tortrix | |
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| Tortrix viridana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Tortricini |
| Genus: | Tortrix Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Species
- Tortrix sinapina (Butler, 1879)
- Tortrix viridana Linnaeus, 1758
Species formally assigned to Tortrix
Several fossil species were formerly assigned to the genus, but have subsequently been transferred to other genera.[4]
- †Tortrix? destructus (now Paleolepidopterites destructus)[4]
- †Tortrix? florissantana (now Paleolepidopterites florissantana)[4]
