Sphaleroptera alpicolana

Sphaleroptera alpicolana is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.^[1]

Sphaleroptera
Sphaleroptera alpicolana in Die palaearktischen tortriciden fg 9 male. 10 female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sphaleroptera
Species:	S. alpicolana
Binomial name
Sphaleroptera alpicolana (Frolich, in Hubner & Geyer, 1830)

It is the only accepted species of its genus Sphaleroptera, but some authors do not consider it distinct from its relative Cnephasia.

See also

• List of Tortricidae genera