Tortricidae
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Tortricidae is a large family of moths commonly known as tortrix or leafroller moths, many of whose larvae are significant agricultural pests due to their habit of rolling and feeding on plant leaves and fruits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tortricidae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19145584 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tortricidae Context triple: [Lepidoptera, hasNotableFamily, Tortricidae]
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A.
Tortricoidea
Tortricoidea is a superfamily of moths best known for its many species of leaf-rolling tortricid moths, several of which are significant agricultural pests.
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B.
Geometridae
Geometridae is a large family of moths commonly known as geometer or inchworm moths, characterized by their slender bodies and looping caterpillars.
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C.
Pyraloidea
Pyraloidea is a large superfamily of moths that includes many species commonly known as snout moths and grass moths, notable for their diversity and agricultural importance.
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D.
Cacatuidae
Cacatuidae is a family of birds comprising the cockatoos, known for their expressive crests, strong curved bills, and predominantly Australasian distribution.
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E.
Noctuidae
Noctuidae is a large and diverse family of moths, commonly known as owlet moths, that includes many agriculturally important pest species.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tortricidae Target entity description: Tortricidae is a large family of moths commonly known as tortrix or leafroller moths, many of whose larvae are significant agricultural pests due to their habit of rolling and feeding on plant leaves and fruits.
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A.
Tortricoidea
Tortricoidea is a superfamily of moths best known for its many species of leaf-rolling tortricid moths, several of which are significant agricultural pests.
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B.
Geometridae
Geometridae is a large family of moths commonly known as geometer or inchworm moths, characterized by their slender bodies and looping caterpillars.
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C.
Pyraloidea
Pyraloidea is a large superfamily of moths that includes many species commonly known as snout moths and grass moths, notable for their diversity and agricultural importance.
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D.
Cacatuidae
Cacatuidae is a family of birds comprising the cockatoos, known for their expressive crests, strong curved bills, and predominantly Australasian distribution.
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E.
Noctuidae
Noctuidae is a large and diverse family of moths, commonly known as owlet moths, that includes many agriculturally important pest species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.