Hectaphelia Explained

Hectaphelia is a genus of moths of the family Tortricidae.^[1]

Species

• Hectaphelia hectaea (Meyrick, 1911)
• Hectaphelia kapakoana Razowski, 2006
• Hectaphelia mensaria (Meyrick, 1912)
• Hectaphelia metapyrrha (Meyrick, 1918)
• Hectaphelia periculosa Razowski, 2006
• Hectaphelia pharetrata (Meyrick, 1909)
• Hectaphelia sporadias (Meyrick, 1920)
• Hectaphelia tortuosa (Meyrick, 1912)
• Hectaphelia vestigialis (Meyrick, 1914)

Etymology

The generic name refers to the name of the closely related genus Aphelia and the name of one of the species (Hectaphelia hectaea).

See also

• List of Tortricidae genera

References

• Razowski. Józef. 75. 3. 427–438. Polish Journal of Entomology. Tortricideae (Lepidoptera) from South Africa. 3: Hectaphelia gen.n., Aphelia HÜBNER and Clepsis GUENÉE. 30 September 2006. 2023-02-03 . 2022-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331152249/https://sparrow.up.poznan.pl/pte/ppe/PPE3-2006/427-438_Razowski.pdf . live .
• , 2013: An illustrated catalogue of the specimens of Tortricidae in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Shilap Revista de Lepidopterologia 41 (162): 213–240.

External links

• tortricidae.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baixeras, J.. Brown, J. W.. Gilligan, T. M.. amp . Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae. Tortricidae.com. January 20, 2009.