''Epichorista'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
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 genu ...
.
It was first described by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Life and work
Ed ...
in 1909.
The type species is ''
Epichorista hemionana''.
Species
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Epichorista abdita''
Philpott, 1924
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Epichorista aethocoma''
Meyrick, 1923
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Epichorista allogama''
(Meyrick, 1914)
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Epichorista armigera''
Diakonoff, 1956
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Epichorista aspistana''
(Meyrick, 1882)
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Epichorista benevola''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista crypsidora''
(Meyrick, 1909)
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Epichorista elephantina''
(Meyrick, 1885)
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Epichorista emphanes''
(Meyrick, 1901)
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Epichorista eribola''
(Meyrick, 1889)
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Epichorista fraudulenta''
(Philpott, 1928)
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Epichorista hemionana''
(Meyrick, 1883)
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Epichorista lindsayi''
Philpott, 1928
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Epichorista mesosceptra''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista mimica''
Philpott, 1930
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Epichorista passaleuta''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista perversa''
Meyrick, 1912
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Epichorista phaeocoma''
Meyrick, 1914
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Epichorista prodigiosa''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista psoropis''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista samata''
Diakonoff, 1941
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Epichorista sicca''
Meyrick, 1912
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Epichorista siriana''
(Meyrick, 1881)
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Epichorista tenebrosa''
Philpott, 1917
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Epichorista zatrophana''
(Meyrick, 1882)
Former species
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Epichorista cinerata''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista chloradelpha''
Meyrick, 1912
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Epichorista exanimata''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista geraeas''
Meyrick, 1909
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Epichorista niphosema''
Meyrick, 1917
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Epichorista phalaraea''
Meyrick, 1920
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Epichorista vestigialis''
Meyrick, 1914
See also
*
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 T ...
References
* , 2005: ''World catalogue of insects'' volume 5 ''Tortricidae''.
External links
tortricidae.com
Epichorista
Tortricidae genera
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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