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 (2016) 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
See also List of Tortricidae genera
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