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8 unusual facts about Tortricidae


Arotrophora arcuatalis

Arotrophora arcuatalis, commonly known as Banksia Boring Moth or rarely Banksia Moth, is a species of Australian tortrid moth best known as a pest of Banksia.

Codling moth

The codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a member of the Lepidopteran family Tortricidae.

Eupoecilia ambiguella

The Vine Moth (Eupoecilia ambiguella) is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Galomecalpa quatrofascia

Galomecalpa quatrofascia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family.

Janusz Wojtusiak

Fom the mid-1990s, Wojtusiak concentrated on the mountainous areas of South America, participating in or organising more than ten scientific expeditions into the Andes, which resulted in more than 100 scientific publications and descriptions of more than 400 new species of butterflies and moths, principally belonging to the Tortricidae family, in co-authorship with Professor Józef Razowski.

Platynota idaeusalis

The Tufted Apple Bud Moth (Platynota idaeusalis) is a moth of the Tortricidae family.

Rhyacionia frustrana

The Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyacionia frustrana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family.

Tortricidae

Control has required the use of the harshest available insecticides - historically lead arsenate and DDT were used for control.


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