Orthotaenia

Stephens, 1829

Orthotaenia is a of in the Olethreutinae, established by in 1829. The genus includes at least two recognized : Orthotaenia undulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Orthotaenia secunda Falkovitsh, 1962. Records indicate presence across northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and North America (Vermont, USA). The genus belongs to the diverse tortricid moth , whose typically develop within tissues.

Orthotaenia undulana (40580964404) by Ilia Ustyantsev from Russia. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Orthotaenia undulana (40398149855) by Ilia Ustyantsev from Russia. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Orthotaenia undulana 01 by CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Orthotaenia: /ɔrθoʊˈtiːniə/

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Distribution

Northern Europe: Denmark, Norway, Sweden. North America: Vermont, USA.

Similar Taxa

Brycon orthotaeniaA fish (Characidae/Characiformes) with 'orthotaenia' as specific epithet, not a congeneric ; unrelated sharing only the name element

Misconceptions

The name 'Orthotaenia' appears in two unrelated contexts: (1) as a (: Olethreutinae), and (2) as the specific epithet of Brycon orthotaenia, a threatened freshwater fish to the São Francisco River basin in Brazil. These represent completely different in different .

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Species included

Orthotaenia undulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Orthotaenia secunda Falkovitsh, 1962 are the two formally recognized in this .

Taxonomic note

The fish Brycon orthotaenia (Günther, 1864) is sometimes encountered in literature searching for 'Orthotaenia', but this is a characid fish, not a . The shared name element is coincidental.