''Cornesia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s belonging to the family
Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the gen ...
.
Species
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Cornesia arabuco
''Cornesia arabuco'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Józef Razowski in 2012 and is endemic to Kenya.
The wingspan is about . The ground colour of the forewings is white-cream, sprinkled and suffused with ...
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Razowski, 2012
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Cornesia molytes
''Cornesia molytes'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya.
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is cream, almost entirely shining silver, suffused with greenish in the dorsal ha ...
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Razowski, 1993
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Cornesia ormoperla
''Cornesia ormoperla'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. The ground colour of the ...
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Razowski, 1981
See also
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List of Tortricidae genera
This is a taxonomy of the moth family Tortricidae down to genus level. This classification is up-to-date to 2008, taking information from the Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae and taxonomic changes made in 2007.
Subfamily Tortricinae Tri ...
References
* , 2005: ''World Catalogue of Insects'' vol. 5 ''Tortricidae''.
* , 1981: Nigerian ''Tortricini'' (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). RAZOWSKI, ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 25 (14): 319–340.
* , 1993: ''Revision of ''Apotoforma'' BUSCK'', 1932 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of four other ''Tortricini'' species. ''Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia'' 36 (1): 183–197.
* , 2012: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from the Tervuren Museum: 1. Tortricini and Chlidanotini. ''Polish Journal of Entomology'' 81 (2): 129–143. Abstract and full article:
External links
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Tortricini
Tortricidae genera
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