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Tortricidae

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Tortricidae is a large family of moths commonly called tortrix moths or leafroller moths, comprising more than 11,000 described species in over 1,050 genera and forming the sole family of the superfamily Tortricoidea. Most tortricids are small, with a wingspan of three centimeters or less, and are drab or mottled brown, though some day flying species are brightly colored and resemble moths from families such as Geometridae or Pyralidae; at rest they characteristically fold their wings to give a rounded profile. Several tortricids, including the codling moth and the spruce budworm, are major agricultural and forestry pests and rank among the most intensively studied insects because of their economic impact. The family was named by Pierre Andre Latreille in 1803 and has a fossil record extending back to the Eocene. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Living or Extinct
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Family 2
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Parent Taxon Of

Codling Moth, Species
Source Wikidata: Codling Moth
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ28953, descriptionView the Source
2. Tortricidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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Wikidata: Tortricidae
Wikidata Q28953, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Codling Moth
Parent Taxon Of: Codling Moth, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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