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Tortricidae

Tortricidae

198 species in 68 genera are known from Block Island. This family of mostly small to tiny moths is represented on Block Island by two large subfamilies. Tortricinae are generally polyphagous, while Olethreutinae tend to be more specialized. Larvae of most species build shelters on their host plants by folding or rolling leaves or feed internally as stem and fruit borers and gallmakers.

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