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Cuproxena paracornuta Brown, 1991

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cuproxena paracornuta Brown, 1991
Name authority
Brown, 1991
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Cuproxena
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyTortricoidea Latreille, 1803
  8. familyTortricidae Latreille, 1803
  9. subfamilyTortricinae Latreille, 1803
  10. tribeCochylini Guenée, 1845
  11. genusCuproxena Powell & Brown, 1991
  12. speciesCuproxena paracornuta Brown, 1991

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cuproxena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cuproxena bramiliana Brown, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena duckworthorum Brown, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena elongana Brown, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena flintana Brown, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena flosculana (Walsingham, 1914)TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena neonereidana Brown, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena pseudoplesia Brown, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena serrata Brown, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena speculana (Walsingham, 1914)TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cuproxena trema Brown & Obraztsov, 1991TortricidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 325 records assigned to Tortricidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Brown, in Brown, & Powell. (1991). Univ. Calif. Publ. Ent., 111, 55.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:32FZN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.