''Cornusaccula'' 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 subfamily

Tortricinae The Tortricinae are the nominate subfamily of tortrix moths. Commonly referred to as leafrollers, as the larvae build shelters by folding or rolling leaves of the food plant, the tortricinae include several notable pests as well species used as ...

of 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 ...

. The genus was erected by

Alexey Diakonoff Alexey Nikolaievich Diakonoff (1 March 1907 – 20 September 1989), also transliterated as Alexej Nikolajewitsch Diakonoff, was a Russian–Dutch entomologist who specialised in Microlepidoptera. His parents immigrated to the Netherlands East I ...

in 1960.

Species

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Cornusaccula periopa ''Cornusaccula periopa'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Madagascar. References

Archipini Moths described in 1960 Moths of Madagascar Taxa named by Alexey Diakonoff {{Archipini-stub ...

'' Diakonoff, 1960

References

* Diakonoff, A. (1960). ''Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen''. (2) 53 (2): 93. * Brown, John W. (2005). ''World Catalogue of Insects''. 5.

External links

''Tortricid.net''
Archipini Tortricidae genera Taxa named by Alexey Diakonoff {{Archipini-stub

Species

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