''Macasinia'' 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 ...
.
Species
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Macasinia chorisma
''Macasinia chorisma'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Puebla, Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...
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Razowski & J. W. Brown, 2004
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Macasinia furcata
''Macasinia furcata'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially ...
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Razowski & Pelz, 2001
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Macasinia minifurcata
''Macasinia minifurcata'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Carchi Province, Ecuador.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For ...
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Razowski & Becker, 2002
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Macasinia mirabilana
''Macasinia mirabilana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For examp ...
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Razowski & Becker, 2002
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Macasinia vilhena''
Razowski & Becker, 2007
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'' volume 5 ''Tortricidae''.
* , 2011: Diagnoses and remarks on genera of Tortricidae, 2: Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología'' 39 (156): 397–414.
* , 2002: Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with descriptions of new species. Part.1. ''Acta zool. cracov.'' 45B: 287–316. Full article
* , 2004: New species and new combinations in Neotropical Euliini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). ''SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologica'' 32 (128): 321–337. Full article
* , 2001: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) collected in Ecuador in the years 1996–1999: Tortricini and Cochylini. ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Aploo'' NF 22 (1): 17–28.
External links
''Tortricid.net''
Cochylini
Tortricidae genera
Taxa named by Józef Razowski
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