Morphological and molecular identification of economically important Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) on deciduous fruit tree crops in South Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-219

  Timm, A E ^a,b   Warnich, L ^a   Geertsema, H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cydia pomonella; Cytochrome oxidase I; Epichoristodes acerbella; Grapholita molesta; Identification; Key; Larva; Pupa; Thaumatotibia leucotreta; Tortricidae

Indexed keywords

CYDIA POMONELLA; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS; GRAPHOLITA MOLESTA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; THAUMATOTIBIA LEUCOTRETA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 57749103881     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/1021-3589-16.2.209     Document Type: Article

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