Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Tortricoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
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: Episimus
Species: Episimus exiguus

Name edit

Episimus exiguus Razowski & J.W.Brown, 2008

Type locality: Costa Rica, Heredia, El Ceibo, 10 km SE La Virgen, 450-550 m., 10E20'N, 84E05'W.

Holotype: INBio. female. GS 126,334. Leg. M. Epstein.

Etymology edit

The specific epithet refers to its small size.

References edit

  • Razowski, Józef & John W. Brown, 2008, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 51B (1-2): 83–144. [1]