Afrothreutes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Tortricoidea

Familia: Tortricidae
Subfamilia: Olethreutinae
Tribus: Olethreutini
Genus: Afrothreutes
Species: (2):
A. madoffei – A. nigeriana
Name

Afrothreutes Aarvik, 2004

Type species: Afrothreutes madoffei Aarvik, 2004
References

Aarvik, 2004: Revision of the subtribe Neopotamiae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Africa. Norwegian Journal of Entomology, 51(1): 71–122.
Razowski, J.; Wojtusiak, J. 2012: Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from Nigeria. Acta zoologica cracoviensia 55(2): 59-130. Full article (pdf) Reference page.

Afrothreutes is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.[1]

Species

Afrothreutes larnacidia
Afrothreutes madoffei Aarvik, 2004
Afrothreutes nigeriana

See also

List of Tortricidae genera

References

Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W.; Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.