Thaumatovalva

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Thaumatovalva
Thaumatovalva deprinsorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Grapholitini
Genus: Thaumatovalva
Timm & Brown, 2014

Thaumatovalva is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. The genus was erected by Alicia E. Timm and John Wesley Brown in 2014.

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The genus name is derived from Latin thaumato (meaning miracle, wonder) and the morphological term valva.

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  • Timm, A.E.; Brown, J.W. 2014: A new genus of Grapholitini from Africa related to Thaumatotibia (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). ZooKeys, 438: 113-128. doi:10.3897/zookeys.438.7490