Tortricodes alternella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Winter Shade)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTortricodes alternella (Winter Shade)
TribeCnephasiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyTORTRICINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyTORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths)
SuperfamilyTORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tortricodes alternella (Winter Shade) :
1: Tortricodes alternella (Winter Shade)
15 Mar 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
near lighted window after dark (10pm)
Image 1: Dorsal view - landscape - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - portrait - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Three-quarter view - enlargedImage 5: Three-quarter view - enlarged (2)

Tortricodes alternella (Winter Shade) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tortricodes alternella (Winter Shade)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tortricodes alternella (Winter Shade)
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