An annotated checklist of the Tortricidae of the Region of Murcia (Spain) with new records, distribution and biological data (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Checklist
Latest version published by Animal Biology Section, Zoology and Phisic Antropology Department, Murcia University on Jul 24, 2025 Animal Biology Section, Zoology and Phisic Antropology Department, Murcia University
Publication date:
24 July 2025
License:
CC-BY-NC 4.0

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Description

The Murcia Region (Southeastern Iberian Peninsula) has a great diversity of Lepidopteran fauna, as a zoogeographical crossroads and biodiversity hotspot. A comprehensive and critical species list of Tortricidae moths (Lepidoptera, Tortricoidea) from Murcia Region is synthesised. In total, two subfamilies (Tortricinae and Olethreutinae), 52 genera and 107 species have been recorded and these are listed, along with their collection, literature references and biological data, including chorotype, voltinism, feeding patterns of larvae and the flight period in the study area.

Data Records

The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 102 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Taxon (core)
102
Occurrence 
864

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How to cite

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Ortiz A S (2025). An annotated checklist of the Tortricidae of the Region of Murcia (Spain) with new records, distribution and biological data (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Version 1.1. Animal Biology Section, Zoology and Phisic Antropology Department, Murcia University. Checklist dataset. https://doi.org/10.15470/lo5ekw

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Animal Biology Section, Zoology and Phisic Antropology Department, Murcia University. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: c9953a77-e86e-4bff-8879-846ee28cc295.  Animal Biology Section, Zoology and Phisic Antropology Department, Murcia University publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Spain.

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Occurrence

Contacts

Antonio S. Ortiz
  • Principal Investigator
Universidad de Murcia
Antonio S. Ortiz
  • Principal Investigator
  • Profesor Titular de Zoología
Universidad de Murcia
  • Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física. Universidad de Murcia
30100 Murcia
Murcia
ES
Rosa María Rubio
  • Point Of Contact
  • Investigadora Contratada
Universidad de Murcia
  • Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física. Universidad de Murcia
30100 Murcia
Murcia
ES
Manuel Garre
  • Point Of Contact
  • Colaborador Científico
Universidad de Murcia
  • Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física. Universidad de Murcia
30100 Murcia
Murcia
Antonio S. Ortiz
  • Principal Investigator

Geographic Coverage

The Region of Murcia is located at the South-East corner of the Iberian Peninsula and has a great diversity of Lepidoptera fauna, as a zoogeographical crossroads and biodiversity hotspot with more than 1,100 butterflies and moth species recorded.

Bounding Coordinates South West [37.487, -2.288], North East [38.567, -0.727]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Tortricidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1978-05-14 / 2024-11-11

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers c9953a77-e86e-4bff-8879-846ee28cc295
https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=zaf-umu-tortricidae