Sphaleroptera

Sphaleroptera
Sphaleroptera alpicolana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden fg 9 male. 10 female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Genus: Sphaleroptera
Species:
S. alpicolana
Binomial name
Sphaleroptera alpicolana
(Frolich, in Hubner & Geyer, 1830)

Sphaleroptera alpicolana is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.

It is the only accepted species of its genus Sphaleroptera, but some authors do not consider it distinct from its relative Cnephasia.

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References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.