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Tortricidae 51a0206.1 – 3831   Platphalonidia felix (Walsingham, 1895)

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Taxonomic: Notes Platphalonidia felix (Walsingham, 1895), formerly placed to Phalonidia in Metzler and Albu (2013), revised status in Brown et al. (2019:S2). Synonymy: felix (Walsingham, 1895) (Phalonia) - MONA 1983: 3760; TL: Loveland, CO. Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae.  Host genera: Artemisia Senecio.  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) Similar  : Species Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Brown, J.W. L. Aarvik, M. Heikkila, R. Brown, M. Mutanen, 2019. A molecular phylogeny of Cochylina, with confirmation of its relationship to Euliina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Systematic Entomology, 45(1): 1-15; Appendix S2. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.7f; p. 158. Book Review and ordering Razowski, J., 2011. Diagnoses and Remarks on Genera of Tortricidae, 2: Cochylini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterologia, 39(156): 397-414. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1895. New species of North American Tortricidæ. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1895: 498.

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