Satronia


Satronia is a New World genus of tortrix moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae and tribe Grapholitini. The genus was erected in 1926 by Carl Heinrich and was previously considered monotypic. Its type species is Satronia tantilla.

Appearance

Józef Razowski and Vitor O. Becker described the genus as

Distribution

Species from this genus are known to occur in Florida, Costa Rica, and Brazil. Specimens have been collected at altitudes ranging from 5 to 1100 meter.

Species

The genus consists of the following thirteen species, listed alphabetically:
  • Satronia catharma Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia herediae Razowski, 2011
  • Satronia laepha Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia lita Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia mantissa Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia mesaea Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia pentha Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia pheidologeton Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia priva Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia selvae Razowski, 2011
  • Satronia sesops Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia sinuata Razowski & Becker, 2016
  • Satronia tantilla Heinrich, 1926