Pseudapina is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1]

Pseudapina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Euliini
Genus: Pseudapina
Brown, 2003

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Etymology

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The genus name is a contraction of Greek pseudos (meaning false) and Anopina a genus with which the genus is superficially similar.

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References

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  1. ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  • Brown, J.W., 2003: Three new genera, two new species, and some rectifications in neotropical Euliini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105: 630-640
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